2019 Polls: Imo tops list with 76 election petition cases, gets 6 panels vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
ABUJA- President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday, disclosed that Imo State, has the highest number of election petition cases, with six different panels constituted to hear a total of 76 petitions that emanated from the state.Justice Bulkachuwa, who made the revelation in the inaugural speech she delivered at the commencement of the presidential election petition tribunal, decried that “no matter how well election is conducted, there are bound to be complaints”.
“The panels are now in place and have started hearing the petitions. They are, presently, 786 petitions, with Imo State having the highest number of 76 petitions which necessitated the posting of six panels to the state. “The judiciary being the arbiter, there are litigants, Counsel, members of the Press, and the public who are all stakeholders as the major participants.
” We are witnesses to what has been happening in high profile cases where such cases are being discussed and publicly decided prematurely in both the social and electronic media before the announcement of the verdict by the Court. “This admonition is also extended to the parties, their respective counsel and the members of the Press.
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