DAILY POST reports that Arum had dragged the current occupier of the office, Hon. Offor Chukwuegbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the Tribunal, seeking the nullification of his victory.had yesterday, Tuesday, adjourned for today,However, when the matter was called up, Arum’s counsel, Mr. Patrick Luke told the Tribunal that they were no longer interested in continuing the case.
“We have the consent of the petitioners to make this application. We rely on Paragraph 29 of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act in making this application.” This did not go down well with the respondents as they both opposed the application, arguing that the petitioners were taking the Tribunal for a ride.
Instead, A.J. Offiah, counsel for 1st respondent and Tochukwu Odoh, counsel for 2nd respondent, asked for judgement and dismissal of the petition. In its ruling, the Tribunal Chairman, Hon. Justice Kerang said the respondents failed to tell the Tribunal any injury they would suffer if the application to move the motion for withdrawal of the petition was granted.
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