Tribunal validates case against Tambuwal’s victory

The Sokoto state governorship election tribunal has ruled that the petition filed by Ahmed Aliyu challenging the declaration of Aminu Tambuwal as the winner of the governorship election is valid.

The tribunal, sitting at the Wuse zone 2 magistrate court after it was relocated from Sokoto state to Abuja for alleged security reasons, declared the petition as ‘proper in law.’

On the objections raised by the petitioner against the petition urging it to dismiss the petition for lacking in merit, unanimously, the tribunal dismissed the objections and held that the petition was properly filed.

The tribunal equally ruled that the petitioners, Aliyu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) duly paid the filling fees.

It held that against the argument of the respondents that the petition disclosed substantial cause of action and was properly signed by the petitioners.

Also said that the non-joinder of the running mate to the petitioners is not enough to render the petition incompetent.

On the whole, the justice Abbas Bawale led tribunal held that the application by the respondent lacks merit and constituted waste of judicial time.