The judgement on the petition filed by the former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle challenging the victory of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dauda Lawal, has been reserved by the Zamfara State Governorship Election Tribunal.
The three-man panel of judges led by Justice Cordelia Ogadi reserved the judgement to a later date to be communicated to the parties involved.
OsunDailyNG understands that the decision was reached by the tribunal after the respondents and council to the petitioner, Malawalle, adopted their written addresses to close their arguments.
The first and second respondents Dauda Lawal, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have all made their testimonies before the Tribunal.
Lawal prayed the Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the former Governor, Matawalle, challenging the March 18 Zamfara Governorship Election for lack of merit.
All the respondents cited a case of Oyetola versus Ademola, saying that, the petitioner failed to prove his case, and urged the tribunal to strike out the petition forthwith.
The lead counsel to the petitioner, Barrister Usman Sule, said in his submission that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had excluded the result sheet of 98,564 votes in the Maradun Local Government Area, and the elections were not concluded in some council areas of the state, but a winner was declared.
