UPDATE: Sokoto election tribunal receives 17 petitions [READ DETAILS]

By Abdallah el-Kurebe

ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto State Election Petition Tribunal has received a total of 17, including one governorship and 16 House of Assembly petitions from different aggrieved persons, within the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The petitions followed the outcome of the March 18, 2023 governorship and House of Assembly elections.

This online platform further reports that the APC filed petitions for 10 House of Assembly seats in Shagari, Sokoto North, Tureta, Bodinga North, Tambuwal East, Gada, Silame, Goronyo, Isa, and Tambuwal West constituencies.

While the PDP filed one petition for the governorship and six for the House of Assembly seats in Sokoto South II, Sabon Birni North, Sabon Birni South, Binji, Kebbe, and Kware constituencies.

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The 10 petitions filed by the APC against the PDP are as follows:

1. Shagari constituency – Petition No. EPT/SK/SHA/02/2023: Maiwada Alhaji VS Mohammad Masa’ud Shagari
2. Sokoto North constituency –Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/03/2023: Muhammad Galadanchi Malami VS Haliru Buhari
3. Tureta constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHE/04/2023: Amadu Umaru VS Muhammed Randa Abdullahi
4. Bodinga North constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/05/2023: Yusuf Marafa Danchadi VS Magaji Abubakar
5. Tambuwal East constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/06/2023: Bashar Haliru Dogon Daji VS Isah Bashar
6. Gada constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/07/2023: Altine Abubakar Kyadawa VS Awaisu M. Aliyu
7. Silame constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/08/2023: Kasimu Abubakar VS Liman Atiku
8. Goronyo constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/09/2023: Faruku Amadu VS Adamu Nasiru
9. Isa constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/10/2023: Auwalu Umar VS Halilu Habibi Modachi
10. Tambuwal West constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/11/2023: Dahiru Bashir Ahmed VS Hantsi Sule Romo

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The seven petitions filed by the PDP against the APC are as follows:

1. Governorship seat – Petition No: EPT/SK/GOV/01/2023: Saidu Umar VS Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto
2. Sokoto South II constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/01/2023: Mohammed Malami Ahmed VS Aminu Garba Gidado
3. Sabon Birni North constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/12/2023: Lauwali A. Saidu VS Almustapha Aminu Gobir
4. Sabon Birni South constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/13/2023: Umar Mahe VS Ibrahim Saidu Naino
5. Binji constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/14/2023: Muhammad Saini VS Tukur Umar
6. Kebbe constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/15/2023: Abubakar Adamu VS Hamisu Samaila
7. Kware constituency – Petition No: EPT/SK/SHA/16/2023: Abdullahi Mahmud VS Ibrahim Kabiru

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Speaking with ASHENEWS in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Tribunal, Mr. Sunday Martins said no dates have been fixed for the various petitions.

“We have not fixed dates for the petitions. This is because we started service on the Petitioners’ lawyers today, and some of the addresses are as far as Abuja. However, we will ensure that we serve all counsels within the week, all things being equal. Until we serve them all, no date can be fixed, to avoid some back and forth,” he said.