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Pre-hearing
in the National Assembly Election Tribunal commences in Jos
By
Lovings Yakubu
May
6th, 2019.
A three member tribunal Chaired by Justice T.N. Nzegwu
on Monday conducted pre-hearing in the National Assembly Election petition at
the High Court of Justice, West of Mines Jos, venue of the tribunal. Five
petitions were mentioned today during the pre-hearing session.
They are Petition No: EPT/PL/NA/SEN/02/2019 between
Hon. Sanusi Mohammed and Gyang Istifanus Dung; Petition No:
EPT/PL/NA/HR/03/2019 between Dongs Pam Gyang and Dachung Musa Bagos; Petition NO:
EPT/PL/NA/HR/5/2019 between Hon. Jonathan Dabo and Alhaji Maitila Jengre;
Petition NO: EPT/PL/NA/HR/06/2019 between Hon. Johnbull Tiemlong Shekarau and
Komsol Longgap and Petition No: EPT/PL/NA/HR/09/2019 between Bitrus Dakwal
Tawal and Simon Davou Mwadkwon.
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| Chief SG Odey first from left with other Lawyers during the hearing session on Monday |
Counsels to both the petitioners and respondents
told the tribunal that they were all served with pre-hearing information sheet
in the matters and have also responded by filing answers to the questions
contained therein at various dates and humbly applied to adopt same as their
answers.
Counsels further mentioned some paragraphs in their
pre-hearing answers were they listed number of applications which they intended
to file during the pre-hearing session and their purposes which include
applications for subpoena, applications challenging the competence of some
petitions, applications for challenging the competence of the respondents
processes and replies among others.
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| Cross section of Lawyers |
Counsels also requested for between 3 and 5 days to
enable them file the applications which was granted by the tribunal.
Some of the counsels for the petitioners and
respondents in all the petitions include: Chief S.G. Odey, H.N. Ugwuala S.S.
Obende, L.D. Dafer, Jim Gotom Sunday Oyawale among others.
Matters were adjourned to 14 and 16th
May, 2019.
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