Sen Longjan Victory Is A Clear Demonstration Of Plateau Southern Mandate -Hon Maimako Bello

Yakubu Busari

 

The Former Member Representing Wase Constituency, Hon Maimako Bello has described the victory of Senator Representing Plateau Southern Senatorial District ,Sen Ignatius Longjan as a demonstration of the people mandate and a confirmation of landslide victory at poll.

 

Speaking to journalists shortly after the judgment at the Plateau State High Court on Tuesday ,Hon Bello congratulated the senator elected for his overwhelming support by the people Plateau South .

 

Barr Kefas Peter Dandam of the,People Democratic Party, PDP, has approached the election tribunal seeking to quash the mandate.

 

According to him ,the declaration of the 2nd respondent ,Sen.Ignatius Longjan was not validly elected in the 23rd February, 2019 general election was marred by irregularities, massive frauds ,and non compliance to the electoral act by calling on the tribunal to nullify the exercise for lack of merits.

 

He ordered that the tribunal should cancelled and order for a rerun due to fortification ,mutilation of results in his petition which is dated 4th May,2019 and his objections was supported by 5 paragraphs affidavit .

 

However, the tribunal Chairman Mrs Justice J.I Nwoye upholds that the petition  lack merit and has failed completely to proof his allegations of over voting issues in his petition .

 

The petitioners had presented 40 witnesses and also tendered 155 exhibits in support of his allegations while the 1,2&3 respondents with only 8 witnesses ,.and 15 exhibits attached  .

 

 

Counsel to the petitioners ,Barr John Okafor complaint that the petition was full of errors yet the tribunal has gone to confirm Longjan on technical grounds .