The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) senatorial candidate for Bauchi North in the 2019 elections, Faruk Mustapha has on Saturday presented his evidences for the suit filed against the victory of Adamu Bulkachuwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the National assembly petition tribunal sitting in Bauchi.
Recall that Mustapha dragged Bulkachuwa, the returning officer of the Bauchi North senatorial election, the state resident electoral commissioner and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged manipulation of the election results.
He claimed that he was the lawful winner of the election having allegedly scored the highest number of votes at the 1, 419 polling units in the seven local governments of the zone but was allegedly awarded 92, 000 votes while his opponent that was declared winner was allegedly allocated 110, 000 votes by INEC.
During the latest sitting, counsel to Mustapha Barrister Joe Dappa presented electoral documents that include results allegedly declared at all polling units in the seven local governments of the constituency, card reader printout reports, candidates’ list for senate and voters’ registers among others.
While counsel to the defendant Adamu Bulkachuwa led by Barrister Raphel Adekola said they reserved their objection to the exhibits presented until after the completion of presentation of all the petitioners’ evidences.
Meanwhile the chairperson of the tribunal who presides over the case Hafsat Abdulrahman adjourned sitting to 16th and 17th July 2019.
