Kogi off-cycle governorship election petition tribunal Secretary, David Umar-Mike, yesterday, disclosed the tribunal, constituted by President of the Court of Appeal (COA), Monica Bolna’an-Dongban, is set to begin sitting tomorrow.
The November 11 election saw Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged as winner with 446,237 votes while his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) garnered 259,052 votes.
Umar-Mike, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja, said: “By God’s grace, the tribunal will be sitting tomorrow. We will take ex parte motions.
“This is because all we have at hand right now are the ex parte motions that will be taken tomorrow.
“But the work proper may take few more days because counsel will have to go and start looking for documents at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the rest of them before they file their various petitions.”
He said the constitution of the election tribunal was in line with the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act (as amended).
According to him, the registry of the tribunal has since opened for business at the state High Court of Justice complex, Lokoja.