The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgement in the petition brought against the election of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed as the Governor of Bauchi State and his Deputy, Rt. The tribunal said during its sitting that it would communicate a date to deliver its judgement to the parties after counsel adopted their final written addresses. INEC is the first respondent in the petition, while Governor Bala Mohammed and his Deputy, Rt. In a related development, Counsel to Governor Bala Mohammed and the PDP, Chris Uche SAN, asked the court to dismiss the petitions by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for lacking merit. The Tribunal sitting was held under tight security, and despite measures put in place to reduce the number of people on the court premises, the crowd overpowered them and gained access to the premises.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 17, 2023 23:35 UTC