The Bauchi South Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senatorial candidate, Alhaji Garba Dahiru and four House of Representatives candidates, who got a court order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to issue them with Certificates of Return, have urged the electoral body to obey the Court Order and issue them their COR before the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly.
In a Press Conference which was attended by three of the other candidates of PRP, NNPP and the PDP, Dahiru disclosed that the Order was given by Justice Bello Kawu on 16th May, 2019 on suit No. FCT/HC/CV/988/2019.
According to him, the Court ordered that INEC should issue Certificates of Return to the candidates that came second in Bauchi South senate seat and the four federal constituencies in the elections.
The four House of Representatives candidates for the federal constituencies are; Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Alkaleri/Kirfi (PDP), Dayyabu Chiroma, Darazo/Ganjuwa (PRP), Awwal Jatau, Zaki (PDP) and Isa Mohammed Wabu Gamawa federal constituency (NNPP).
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