The Sokoto State’s National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal Panel 2 will hold its inaugural sitting today, Monday, a notice has said.
Sunday Martins, the tribunal secretary, issued the notice and stated that the inaugural sitting will be held in Court 6, High Court Complex, Sokoto.
The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, the Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral Commissioner, the Director of the Department of State Services, the Commissioner of Police, and the state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are expected to attend the inaugural session.
At the last count, the tribunal received 17 petitions in respect of the March 18, 2023 governorship and House of Assembly elections, including one governorship and 16 House of Assembly petitions, from different aggrieved contestants in the APC and the PDP.
While APC filed petitions for 10 House of Assembly seats in Shagari, Sokoto North, Tureta, Bodinga North, Tambuwal East, Gada, Silame, Goronyo, Isa, and Tambuwal West constituencies, the PDP filed one petition for the governorship and six for the Assembly seats in Sokoto South II, Sabon Birni North, Sabon Birni South, Binji, Kebbe, and Kware constituencies.