The Chairman, National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna State, Justice A. H. Suleiman, says the tribunal has received eighteen petitions from candidates not satisfied with the outcome of the just concluded 2019 polls in the state.
Suleiman who addressed lawyers and Newsmen during the tribunal inaugural sitting in Kaduna, said 10 of the petitions were in respect of the February 23rd National Assembly elections, while eight were for the March 9thState House of Assembly poll.
He warned that absence of parties and their Counsel will not stop proceedings of the tribunal, adding that where necessary, “appropriate provisions of the Rules of Court or Practice Direction as the case may be will be invoked against the defaulting party.“
The Chairman stressed that the parties and Counsel are forewarned to desist from engaging in any untoward act that may stifle the administration of justice.
