Ashiru Vs El-Rufai: Tribunal Ends Sitting, Reserves Ruling - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2019
The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal hasadjourned sitting after counsels adopted their final written addresses andreplies to points of law.
Chairman of the three-member Tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Bakosaid that a date would be reserved for judgement and all parties will benotified through their counsel.
It would be recalled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDPand its Governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru had petitioned the March  9 pollin which Nasir El-Rufai was returned as duly elected by the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Petitioners in their final written addresses, askedthe Tribunal to cancel a total of 515,951 votes which it contended wereunlawfully added to the total votes cast during the poll.
The petitioners had called 135 witnesses out of the 685 theyassembled to prove massive rigging, ballot stuffing and otherirregularities during the poll as contained in their petition.
The petitioners alleged that INEC had added 391,741 votes toNasir El-Rufai of APC and a total of 124,210 unlawful votes to the PDP throughwrong or double entry on the result sheets.