Tribunal: Senator Wamakko properly elected – Dr Liman, SAN tells Court

Wamakko“In his petition , Senator Ahmed Mohammed Maccido has made some grievous and criminal allegations where  he alleged that Senator Wamakko,  who was declared as the winner in the poll was not properly elected .

“He also alleged in the Petition that ,the election results were cooked and reallocated to Senator Wamakko,  thus was declared as the winner .

“We have however stringently cross examined him to show that all his grievous allegations do not hold water and we showed him that , Senator Wamakko was duly elected , just like he was properly declared by INEC. ”

Meanwhile,  INEC Head of Department , Electoral Operations, Alhaji Lawan Ladan, has tendered some electoral  documents used in the eight local governments in the Senatorial District,  during the poll, before the Tribunal .

They included polling unit booklets, counterfoils of used ballot papers , poll officials list , registers of voters and used electoral forms , among others.

This was sequel to an earlier order by the Tribunal to the Commission, to tender such documents before it.

Lead Counsel for the Petitioners, Barrister Ibrahim Abdullahi , has earlier prayed the court to direct the commission to do so .

However, the Tribunal Chairman,  Justice Peter Akhimie Akhihiero,  adjourned the matter to Thursday , 30th May, 2019, for continuation of hearing.