The National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Kano, on Thursday, affirmed the victory of Sagir Koki of New Nigeria Peoples Party against Muntari Ishaq Yakasai of All Progressives Congress for the Kano Municipal House of Representatives election held on February 25, 2023.
In its judgement, the three-member panel of judges led by Justice Flora Azinge held that the petitioner failed to prove the allegations of overvoting and non-collation of results in 25 polling units in the constituency during the election.
The tribunal averred that the petitioner failed to prove the allegations of irregularities by presenting insufficient, incredible witnesses to prove his assertion. Similarly, the tribunal held that the witnesses presented by the petitioner were “second-hand and hearsay witnesses”. “In their testimonies on oath, the witnesses testified that they were not in polling units, where the allegations of overvoting occurred. They are not worthy to believe.
”None of the witnesses adduced that evidence derived from their direct experience are not credible to be believed.
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