From Yakubu Busari,Jos
The Plateau Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted ex parte motion requests by Hon. Yaknan Samuel Yarnap of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, to effect service on Hon. Beni Butmak Lar, with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, as respondents .
Barr.Justine Lap Sarnaan Daboer in his petition, EPT/PL/HR/11/2023 which motion ex parte was filed on the 07/04 /2023 was seeking the leave of the tribunal to serve the respondents through substituted means
The One-man panel, headed by Justice Bello Mohammed Tukur , granted the motions.
The motions included three substituted services for Federal House of Representative seat for the Langtang North and South Federal Constituency seat won by Hon Beni Lar of the PDP as first respondent, while INEC and PDP were second and third respondents.
However, the granted motions would enable the YPP challenger to obtain and make photocopies of certified true copies of INEC documents, BVAS, ballot papers, Form EC8A and other documents.
The substituted service was for Yaknan Samuel to serve copies of petition filed challenging the declaration of the 1st respondent ,Hon Beni Butmak Lar as dully elected member Federal House Rep Langtang North and South and any other processes in the matter .
