El-Rufai Vs Ashiru: Appeal Court To Rule On Vote Recount On Later Date - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 11, 2019
The Appeal Court sitting in Kaduna will sooncommunicate to parties
involved through their counsels, the day itwill set aside for the
Judgement on a case brought before it byGovernorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the lastgovernorship election in the state Isa Ashiru Kudan on the need to recountvotes cast in the last governorship election in the state.
The panel of five judges presided over byJustice Husaini Muktar, stated this during the court sitting today thursday.
During the sitting, counsel to the first andsecond appellant, Isa Ashiru Kudan and PDP respectively; Emanuel Ukala SAN toldthe court that it is part of justice to determine number of votes cast. Headded that they had earlier filed similar case on the need to recount votesbefore the tribunal but was dismissed.
Speaking in the same vein, counsel to thesecond defendant governor Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai, Emmanual Ochokwunu and counselto the third defendant APC Sharafa Yusuf had urged the court to dismiss the case.
Meanwhile Justice Husaini Muktar promised todo their best honestly and sincerely and in accordance with the laid down rulesof law and solicit for the cooperation of various counsel to succeed.is�2}F82%