From Umar Ado Sokoto
The Election and Petition Tribunal in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District ,Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and two other House of representatives members .
In a separate judgements delivered Friday on behalf of three panel members of tribunal ,the lead Judge ,Justice Josphine Oyefeso dismissed the petition filled by PDP candidate,Alhaji Mannir Dan’iya against Senator Wamakko on the ground of cogent and credible evidence .
Also, the tribunal affirmed the elections of two other House of Representatives members that include Abdussamad Dasuki (PDP),representing Tambuwal/Kebbe federal constituency and Bala Hassan Abubakar lll, member representing Sokoto South/North.
Justice Oyefeso dismissed the petitions filed by APC candidate,Alhaji Bala Kokani against the election of Dasuki as not qualify to represents the constituency at the national assembly.
The tribunal upheld the election of dismissed the petition filed by Abubakar Abdullahi Audu against the winner of the election Alhaji Hassan Abubakar .
In the judgments the tribunal dismissed the petitions for lack of merit in the case of over voting and incompliance of the electoral acts .
The tribunal therefore said the petitioners failed to probe their alleged claims and struck and dismissed the petitions .
However, the member panel unanimously agreed with the lead counsel’s verdict and award the sum of N250,000 to the petitioners.
