Tribunal dismisses Kano PDP’s moves to alter witnesses’ list

Kano State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded another setback as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday dismissed the party’s application requesting for a leave of the court to amend the list of its witnesses.

The counsel to the petitioners, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), filed a motion requesting for a leave of the court to align the initials on the list to tally with the names of witnesses.

The counsel, representing Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Offiong Offiong (SAN), objected to the motion.

He said the request was an attempt to sneak in new witnesses before the tribunal.

Justice Halima Shamaki, in his ruling, dismissed the application, noting that the petitioners, by their action, were trying to enlist new witnesses.