Members of each the ruling All Progressives Congress and the principle opposition get together, the Peoples Democratic Celebration, have expressed their hopes because the Supreme Court docket decides immediately on the petition for the governorship of Sokoto State.
Talking on the expectations of the petitioner, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Hassan Sentimental, whereas chatting with our correspondent on Thursday, stated the get together was optimistic about justice on the Supreme Court docket.
He stated: “We’re optimistic about securing justice in courtroom on Thursday, that is based mostly on our presentation at courtroom.
“By the grace of God, we are going to get justice in courtroom tomorrow.”
In the meantime, the state chairman of the ruling APC, Isa Acida, in his response on Wednesday, refused to touch upon his get together's expectations within the matter.
He stated it was incorrect for him to touch upon a case that might be selected Thursday.
“I can't say something about that in the intervening time; this can be a matter for a courtroom and might be determined tomorrow; To be sincere, I can't say something about it for now,” he defined.
The PDP candidate within the March 18 governorship election, Sai'du Umar, approached the Apex Court docket following the dismissal of his petition in opposition to Governor Ahmed Aliyu by each the Electoral Petitions Tribunal and the Court docket of Enchantment.
Umar and his get together, the PDP, listed 9 grounds on which they’re asking the Supreme Court docket to put aside the concurrent rulings of the Electoral Petition Tribunal and the Court docket of Enchantment, which upheld the governor's election.
Within the paperwork made obtainable to our correspondent by Nafiu Lema, Media Assistant to the candidate, and filed on their behalf by their workforce of attorneys led by Mr. Sunday Ameh, SAN, the appellants alleged that “the judgment of the Court docket of Enchantment is opposite to the load of proof” and as such should be put aside by the apex courtroom.
The Court docket of Enchantment in Abuja had confirmed Aliyu's election.
Umar and the PDP had alleged that Aliyu and his deputy, Idris Gobir, have been ineligible to contest the governorship ballot.
The enchantment courtroom's three-member panel dominated unanimously final yr that the appellants had didn’t substantiate allegations of irregularities, non-compliance and non-qualification of their enchantment.
The Supreme Court docket reserved a judgment on Wednesday, January 17.
