The Former House of Representatives, Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has wins his case against the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Candidate Salisu Yushau Abdullahi to returned Elected as Member Representing Doguwa/Tudunwada Federal Constituency.
Delivering judgement in a petition brought about by the NNPP House of Representatives Candidate, against the reelection of Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the leading Judge Justice L.B Owolabi, said the Petitioner failed to proved his petition within legal reasonable doubt as such he throws it away.
Justice Owolabi said all the three Grounds relies upon by the Petitioner of Corrupt Practices as perpetuated by Alhassan Doguwa, Non Compliance with Electoral Law, and that failure to have the needed lawful votes to Wins the Election are baseless and could not be accepted as reasons to cancel the Election.
On violence during elections all the Petitioner 21 Witnesses testified no Violence during elections as against the testimony of the Petitioner.
The Court in a unanimous decisions, agreed that all the 32 witnesses brought about by the Petitioner could not concurrently gives enough evidences that will truncates the election.
The Presiding Judge said while delivering judgement that he wonder how all the Witnesses of the Petitioner arrived at their various Pooling Units same time and witnessed over voting at all the units, but could not recognized their results sheet’s, as such he said their evidences could stand the test of time and threw it away.
“The Petitioner in whole as failed to make any case capable of truncating the Election of Alhassan Ado Doguwa as such he is here by returned duly elected by a majority votes”.
