Tribunal receives 12 petitions in Nasarawa

The National and state Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia has received 12 petitions from different candidates in Nasarawa State. 

Secretary of the tribunal Mr Bello Mukhtar disclosed in Lafia Tuesday while giving a breakdown of the number of petitions and the political parties that have filed them.

He said the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed five petitions, All Progressives Congress (APC) two, while the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) filed three petitions.

He said the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) each filed one petition.

Mukhtar stated that the tribunal was still expecting petitions from the re-run elections that were conducted on March 23.

The PDP is challenging the three senatorial seats, Lafia/Obi and Awe/Doma/Keana federal constituencies, while APC has challenged the result of the Akwanga/Nassarawa-Eggon/Wamba federal constituencies.

Similarly, the PDM has challenged the results of the Nasarawa South and Northern senatorial seats, as well as that of the Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba federal constituencies.

ZLP and APGA have also challenged the outcome of the Awe/Doma/Keana federal constituencies and Nasarawa West senatorial seats respectively. (NAN)

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