By; BUHARI B. BELLO, Jos
Hon Solomon Maren and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called additional 4 witnesses bringing the total to 5 and closed their defence in the on- going hearing at the state and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal at High Court 7 West of Mines, Jos.
Maren’s election is being challenged at the tribunal by Engr. Danjuma Haruna of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The petitioners opened and closed their case last week.
When the case file was called on Friday, counsel to Maren and PDP, (1st and 2nd respondents), ST Panwal tendered 24 documents which included: Form Ec8b2 for Mushere Registration Area(R. A) code 003, form EC8A2 for Kopdil Polling Unit (PU) code 003, form EC8A2 for Ron PU code 004, form EC8A2 for Garah PU code 007, form EC8A2 for Sat PU code 008, form EC8A2 for Suwa PU code 009, form EC8B2 for Mushere West
Registration Area, code 10, form EC82A for Mbor PU code 004, form EC8A2 for Mbor1 PU code 003, form EC8A2 for PRI. Sch. Margif code 007, form EC8A2for Mvala Kadim PU code 008, form EC8A2 for PRI. Sch. Horop, code 009, form EC8A2 for PRI. Sch. Passan Kai Tof RA, code 003, form EC8A2 for Tamiso1 PU code 004, form EC8A2 for Tomiso 2 PU code 005, form EC8A2 for Ambu 1 PRI.
Sch. code 006 form EC8A2 for Siken PU code 007, form EC8A2 for Tabui PU code 009, form EC8B2 for Jipal/ Chakfel RA code 006, form EC8B2 for Sha RA code 012, form EC8A2 for PRI. Sch. Sha2 PU code 005, form EC8A2 for Sha 1 PU code 001(VP), form EC8A2 for Wullang VP(1) code 003, Wullang (VP II) code 003.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through its counsel Nathan Omida expressed its desire not to call any witness and applied to also close its case which was granted. Consequently, the petition was adjourned until August 9, 2019, for adoption of written Addresses.
