Petition tribunal constituted for Taraba Assembly bye-election

The President of the Court of Appeal, Zaninab Bulkachukwa has constituted an election petition tribunal for the August 18 by-election for the Takum 1 constituency seat in the Taraba Assembly.
Aishatu Abubakar, the Secretary of the tribunal, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Jalingo.
“Hon. Justice Bulkachukwa, in pursuant of paragraph 133 (3) (a) and (b) of the Electoral Act as amended, constituted the Taraba Assemblytribunal for the Takum 1 constituency by- election,’’ she said.
According to her, the deadline for the submission of petitions for the election would be midnight of September 8.
She urged aggrieved parties in the election to file their petitions on or before the deadline at the Sharia Court of Appeal complex in Jalingo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Garba Ajiya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of the election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Garba Ajiya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of the election.
(NAN)