Kaduna guber: Tribunal fixes date for Gov Sani to defend election

<p>The Kaduna State Governorship Election Tribunal has fixed Saturday, Aug. 5, for Gov Uba Sani, INEC, and APC to open their defence in a petition filed against the governor’s election, NAN reports.</p>, <p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate at the March 18 governorship election in the state, Mr Muhammad Isah-Ashiru, are challenging Sani’s victory and demanding its nullification.</p>, <p>The petitioners closed their case on Thursday, after which the Justice Victor Oviawe-led tribunal ordered the defence to open its case on Saturday and close it within the 10 days stipulated by the law.</p>, <p>Earlier, Isah-Ashiru’s lead counsel, Mr Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, stood down his last witness, an INEC official.</p>, <p>He told the tribunal that the witness lacked the competence to represent INEC in matters such as the petition before the court.</p>