Yobe Governorship Tribunal Commences Sitting
The Yobe State governorship election tribunal has commenced its inaugural sitting to hear the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Adamu Waziri, reports Channels TV.
The tribunal headed by Justice Mojisola Dada, according to the report is sitting in Abuja due to the insurgency in the north-east region of Nigeria.
The tribunal had earlier given the PDP permission to inspect the materials used for the April 11, 2015 governorship election and the petitioner is expected to present its observations to the tribunal.
The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) had declared Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election with 334,847 votes, defeating Waziri, who polled 179,700 votes.
