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Plateau Tribunal: Hon. Haruna Maitala opens defence, tenders sets
of documents
By Joseph A Adudu
August 15, 2019.
Hon. Haruna Maitala of the All
Progressive Congress (APC) opened his defence today at the state and National
Assembly Tribunal sitting at High Court 8, West of Mines Jos. The election of
Maitala as Member, House of Representatives Bassa/ Jos North Federal Constituency is being
challenged at the tribunal by Hon. Jonathan Dabo of the Peoples Democratic
Party ( PDP). Dabo, after calling several witnesses, closed his case last week.
When the case
file was called this morning, counsel to Maitala (who is 2nd respondent), Garba S.
Pwul (SAN), told the tribunal of their intention to call two witnesses. He
however sought the leave of the tribunal to tender sets of documents from the
bar before calling witnesses. Without objections from counsels for other
parties, the following documents were tendered and admitted in evidence:
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| Hon Maitala with Chief Damishi Sango at the tribunal on Thursday |
1. Form EC8a2 of
63 various Pulling Units in Tudun Wada/ Kabong for the re- run election of 9
March, 2019. The documents tendered were admitted in evidence and marked as
exhibits R- R61.
2. Form EC8b2,
which is Ward result for Tudun Wada/ Kabong Ward for the re- run election of
March 9, 2019. The document was admitted and marked as exhibit R62 and R62 a,
R63 and R63a, R64 and R64a and R65 and R65a
3. Form EC8 c2 (
2 sets). The first set was for the election of 23 March, 2019 while the second
set was for the combination of the 23 March, 2019 election and the re- run
election of March 9, 2019. The exhibits tendered was admitted and marked as
exhibit R67 and R67a.
4. Form EC8d2 for
the entire Jos North/ Bassa Federal Constituency. The document was admitted in
evidence as exhibit R68 and R68a
5.Form EC8e2
which is a declaration of result of of election of Jos North/ Bassa Federal
Constituency. The document was admitted and marked as exhibit R69
6. Evidence of
payment of Certification for exhibits which is marked as exhibit R69 and R70
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| Cross section of Counsels at the tribunal on Thursday |
7. Manual for
election officials 2019, Regulation and Guidelines for the conduct of the
election issued by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC which is 1st respondent) dated 12 January, 2019 on the hand of Professor
Mahmud Yakub. Counsel urged the tribunal to take judicial notice of the
existence and contents of the manual and the Guidelines. The documents tendered
was admitted and marked as exhibits R70)1 and R72.
The 2nd
respondent counsel applied for the adjournment of the matter until tomorrow to
enable them call their witnesses and closed their case. Without objections from
counsels for the petitioners and 1st and 3rd respondents, the application was
granted. Consequently, the matter was adjourned till tomorrow, Friday August 16, 2019 for continuation of defence.
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