Pretrial: Tribunal Strikes Out Ogembe's Petition Against Natasha, Adopts Natasha's Petition Against Oseni, Others
Kogi election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has struck out the petition of Senator Ahmed of PDP challenging the credibility of Natasha Akpoti of SDP to participate in the last Kogi Central senatorial election, adopting Natasha's petition against INEC, APC, and Oseni.
While ruling, the tribunal chairman ruled that since Barr. Natasha Akpoti of SDP was not declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) she cannot be a respondent to the suit by Senator Ogembe of PDP, while adopting Natasha's suit against INEC, APC and Yakubu Oseni.
On the motion moved APC and Yakubu Oseni's counsel challenging the motion by Natasha Akpoti's counsel seeking for consolidation of the case, the tribunal chairman ruled that, "where two or more petitions are filed on the same matter, all petitions shall be consolidated and wouldn't be treated differently.
"Therefore we hereby granted that petition number 2 and 8 be consolidated and be treated as one."
The tribunal chairman adjourned
the hearing to 11th May, 2019 for continuation of pretrial.
While ruling, the tribunal chairman ruled that since Barr. Natasha Akpoti of SDP was not declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) she cannot be a respondent to the suit by Senator Ogembe of PDP, while adopting Natasha's suit against INEC, APC and Yakubu Oseni.
On the motion moved APC and Yakubu Oseni's counsel challenging the motion by Natasha Akpoti's counsel seeking for consolidation of the case, the tribunal chairman ruled that, "where two or more petitions are filed on the same matter, all petitions shall be consolidated and wouldn't be treated differently.
"Therefore we hereby granted that petition number 2 and 8 be consolidated and be treated as one."
The tribunal chairman adjourned
the hearing to 11th May, 2019 for continuation of pretrial.
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