From Yakubu Busari,Jos
The Langtang North Central of the State House of Assembly Election Tribunal has reserved ruling to the petition filed by the All Progressive Congress ,(APC) candidate ,Hon Cirdum Nanbol Josiah against Nanbol Buromfwat of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, to be communicated to parties .
Jim Gotom ,Esq ,counsel to the petitioners told the trial tribunal that the case was scheduled for hearing on motion on notice filed by the petitioners and then the main motion which the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, reacted to and also filed in reply to the petitioners .
The 2nd and 3rd respondents told the trial tribunal that they were all ready to proceed and the petitioners’ counsel ,Jim Gotom explained their motion on notice dated 8/7/2023 and filed on 10/07/2023 where the application is seeking the relief and prayers which is predicted on eight grounds in support of application .
The petitioners urged the trial tribunal to grant their application and allow it scale through to readmit the 4th&5th respondents join the suit as party .
W.A.Olajide ,counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, as the first respondent, which response to the petitioners request was dated 17/07/2023 and filed on 19/07/2023, explained that it was on point of law as adopted .
The first respondent ,Olajide in their position filed a written address dated 17/07/2023 and filed on 17/07/2023, said “we adopt and rely on all the legal argument by urging the trial tribunal to dismiss the suit because it is not a criteria or jurisprudence to put nothing on nothing as in the present case where the tribunal will exercise inherent power over matter it had already struck out .
According to him ,the petitioners can’t go on negotiating for the 4th&5th jurisprudence which was earlier struck out.
The 3rd respondent filed a reply on point of law dated 11/07/2023 they adopted as oral argument in the application .
“In as much this application seeks the discretion of the trial tribunal that there is non in this , we urged the court to dismiss the application,” said Olajide.
