Dismiss PDP’s candidate petition, Kaduna gov tells tribunal
Relying on the established precedents, Ojo, however, drew the attention of the tribunal to the petitioners’ defence, as an attempt to correct the anomaly in their filings, which according to him, also failed to regularise the defective procedure they adopted.
“Whichever way, there is no competent application for the issuance of pre-hearing information sheet, placed validly before this Tribunal. “We submit from the judicial authorities related thereto that the sole meaning that is derivable from the provision of paragraph 18 of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2022 is that the application for the issuance of the pre-hearing notice can only be made upon the close of pleadings and not earlier or before.”
Sani is seeking an order from the tribunal to dismiss the petition for being abandoned on the premise that the application for pre-hearing notice was made and served prematurely.
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