Langtang North- North Constituency: Tribunal Fixes September 23rd  For Adoption Of Written Addresses

Yakubu Busari

The All Progressives Congress,(APC), for Langtang North -North State Assembly Election, Hon.Abel Nimchak challenging the victory of Hon .Nannim Joseph Langyi of the People Democratic Party,(PDP) on three grounds of noncompliance to the electoral act, over voting and party structure in Plateau state.

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing the dispute arising from the 18th March 2023 election in Plateau State House of Assembly, Honourable Justice William Olamide fixed September 23, 2023, for the adoption of final written addresses by parties before it.

The tribunal chairman, Justice William Olamide, adjourned sitting to that date after consulting with counsel to parties in the petition and two other members of the Panel, Justice Mohammed Mohammed and Justice Nwide during its sitting on Monday.

Justice William Olamide thanked counsel to parties for their cooperation throughout the period of the hearing of the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) SHA candidate, Hon. Abel Nimchak against the victory of the state assembly and PDP, Mr Nannim Joseph Langyi.

The tribunal urged counsel to parties to exchange their written addresses and replies within the timeframe allowed by law before the September 23 date picked for the adoption of their final written address.

The member-elect disclosed in a witness dock that there was no court order that stop the PDP from conducting state congress in Plateau state alleged by the petitioners but the 25th September 2021 held Congress was not challenged.

In paragraph 44 of the witness disposition which referred the trial tribunal to a supreme court when sought to know, Nannim says there is now any other latest judgment apart from his own.

He told S.S.Obende that there is no single case filed after the last Congress of PDP when he was shown 2R1,1R1 which was the INEC list of candidates in 2023. And further paragraph 11 revealed that all the 17 LGAs participated in the state congress.

Nannim Joseph confirmed that only two local governments in Plateau State had issued exclusion which documents Page 2 exhibit P15 where he explained that is not true.

According to the 2nd respondent, he did not participate in any of the wards Congress as a committee member but the documents shown him are INEC reports of state congress held on 25/09/2021.