Qua’an -Pansouth :Prof. Bala Witness Discloses How Letter Of Appointment Read 2019 Election
Yakubu Busari
The Trial Tribunal sitting in Jos division of Plateau State for Qua’an Pan North State House of Assembly the 2nd and 3rd respondents have opened defense between Hon.Prof. Maiyaki Theodore’s Bala against Doeyok Cornelius Dongna’an for Qua’an -Pan South.
The counsel to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, Mr Mark. Y . Danung employed the trial tribunal to carefully allow him to tender documents that might help them dislodge the petitioners which include 2,7,9 on the scheduled and certified true copies of receipts through the bar as the petitioners objected and reserve it to the final written address.
The respondent’s counsel tendered the following documents 2R1,2R3 2R17, subject to address by the counsels.
The witness, Mr Norbert Dele Langkwap of Kwande ward of Quaanpan Local Government Council of Plateau State gave his disposition statement on oaths that he is a farmer and a politician who was subpoenaed to come and present documents.
However,Hon.Justice William Olamide the Chairman of the trial tribunal admitted the documents and marked it as exhibit P13 in evidence dated 11th Day of July,2023 where he identified the statement of his through the stamp as it was shown him .
According to him, I want the trial tribunal to make use of my witness disposition in evidence and wasn’t objected by the 1,2,3 respondents
The National/State Houses of Assembly Tribunal has further adjourned Petition No: EPT/PL/HR/08/2023, filed by, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Baba Hassan (The former Deputy Speaker of the Plateau State House Assembly), who is challenging the conduct of the House of Representatives election for Jos/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State by INEC, on the 25th of February 2023, to the 27th of July, 2023 for the Adoption of Counsel Final Written Address.
You would recall that, also as Respondents to the Petition are, Hon. Musa Agah (the declared winner of the election) the PDP, the PRP and its candidate, Mohammad Adamu Alkali.
The adjournment came owing to the explanation of the Counsel to the 1st Respondent (INEC) P. A. Okereke (Esq) that they were only served the Petitioners’ Final Written Address only yesterday and would need time to respond to the process.
EPT/PL/SHA/10/2023:
The Petition No: EPT/PL/SHA/10/2023, filed by Abdul Adamu Yanga, challenging the victory of Sani Abubakar Idris has been adjourned to the 21st day of August 2023, for the Adoption of Counsel’s Final Written Address, as the 2nd and 3rd Respondents closed their cases today.
The Petition filed by Thoedore Bala Maiyaki has also been adjourned to the 26th of July for further hearing today after the Petitioners called one Dele N. Langkwap to testify in favour of the Petitioners. The witness however, during cross-examinations was confronted with several Court Judgments, from the Federal High Court (FHC) to the Court of Appeal (CoA).
In a different development, during an on-the-spot interview with Journalists at the Court premises, Hon. Doeyok Cornelius Representing the good people of Qaanpan State Constituency of Plateau State has expressed confidence in the judiciary and the Panel hearing the Petition filed against him.
He said the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man and that, he believes he will come out victorious in the hearing of the ongoing Petition.
“While the Petition hearing is going on, I call on all members and citizens in my Constituency to remain calm because I am sure of my victory to retain their mandate”. Hon. Cornelius added.
