Tribunal orders INEC to grant Shehu Sani access to inspect election materials

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central at the upper
chamber of the National Assembly has been granted access to inspect
elections ‎ materials ‎used during the February 23 National
Assembly elections in his constituency.

Justice A. H. Suleiman who is the Chairman of Kaduna State’s
National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal
granted Senator Sani’s request to inspect the INEC collation result
sheets for Kaduna Central Senatorial district .

The order followed an ex parte motion filed by the applicants:
Shehu Sani and the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in petition No.
EPT/KD/SN/M/02/19.

In the motion Senator Sani asked the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, to make results sheets and incident
forms available for inspection.

“An order is hereby made compelling the 3rd Respondent (INEC) to
allow the petitioners/applicants or their agents or assigns access
to inspect documents (Form EC8A, Eze INEC incident forms) and
result sheets of all polling units in the seven Local government
Areas that make up Kaduna Central Senatorial district.

“An order is hereby also made on the 3rd Respondent to make
available to the petitioners/Applicants certified True Copy of all
the documents.”The Tribunal Chairman, Justice A. H. Suleiman said
in the ruling of an ex-parte motion filed by J.S Kure, Counsel to
Senator Shehu Sani.

It could be recalled that Senator Shehu Sani of the PRP is
challenging the victory of Uba Sani, who won Kaduna Central
Senatorial district on the platform of All Progressives Congress
APC.

Ganduje Commissions N270mn Gidan Zakka Road
Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state, on Thursday evening,
commissioned the 1.1 kilometer Gidan Zakkah – Kofar Waika road in
Kano metropolis, constructed by his administration, at the cost of
about N 270 million.

Performing the function, Gov. Ganduje explained that the project
was conceived following the noticeable hardship faced by commuters
within the densely populated area, particularly during the rainy
season.

“This project is one of the road projects we constructed in Kano
city to ensure easy flow of traffic and to generally reduce
flooding, since some of the old roads do not have culverts. As you
can see this road has concrete gutters and will soon be fitted with
street lights”.

“As we can see, change is visible within this area as the
quality of homes and indeed the environment is looking modern while
people can now use their vehicles’ conveniently. Even those walking
on foot will be happier as pavements have been constructed”.

Dr. Ganduje expressed the commitment of his administration to
ensure speedy completion of more roads especially in the state
capital to consolidate its urban renewal programme.

“Because of our population and the arrival of people to do
business, our city is growing and gradually becoming a mega city.
This means that we must invest in critical infrastructure like
roads to facilitate movement of goods and services”.

‎The governor called on the people in the Goron Dutse – Kofar
Waika axis of Kano city to make good use of the road and to support
the government to enable it accomplish its vision.‎

In his remarks, the state Commissioner for Works, Housing and
Transport, Engr. Aminu Aliyu Wudil explain that street lights would
be installed at designated points along the road while the Kofar
Waika Gate would be reconstructed at the end of the road, to
preserve the state’s history and culture.

He disclosed that the second phase of the road, which would
cover Kofar Waika to Dawakin Tofa would commence before long.

Ameen K. Yassar
Director General, Media and Publicity,
Government House, Kano