Tribunal Upholds Election In Uyo

The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by
the Justice Mohammed Aliyu Mayaki-led
election Petition Tribunal, amidst tight
security around the premises of the sitting.


The petition was filed by the Accord Party
governorship flag bearer, Senator Rashidi
Ladoja.

Justice Mayaki in his ruling submitted that
the petitioner failed to link the evidences
before the Tribunal to specific portions of
the petition.
He declared that the petitioner lacked the
ability to prove evidence before the
Tribunal.

According to him, all the witnesses invited
by the petitioner presented contradictory
evidence before the Tribunal.
Meanwhile, various forms if celebrations
have started across the state but the
security agents are still on ground in
strategic places to avoid any breakdown of
law and order.

Security had been beefed up in areas
surrounding the premises of the Iyaganku
Magistrate Court in Ibadan, the state
capital, where the proceedings would take
place.
Security officials led by the state’s
Commissioner of Police, Adeleye Oyebade,
cordoned off all access roads to the court,
while traffic control efforts were doubled
due to the diversions.
Shops around the courts were also closed
down, while everyone entering the court
premises including lawyers were
thoroughly searched.