Ekiti Tribunal adjourns sitting for one week, to resume October 15

The Election Petition Tribunal handling the governorship quality successful Ekiti State has adjourned for a week for petitioners to assemble much witnesses to prosecute their case.

During Wednesday’s proceedings, Counsel to the Action Alliance and Social Democratic Party, Dr Chukwudebelu Nnamdi, done an oral application, requested a one-week adjournment to assemble much witnesses and to be to immoderate pressing ineligible issues that could fastrack the trial.

The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Idris Abubakar Kutigi, successful his ruling connected the oral application, granted the petition and said the sheet volition reconvene connected October 15, 2026, to proceed proceeding the case.

“We are precise cognisant of our time, truthful we plead with INEC to get ready, truthful that arsenic soon arsenic the petitioners decorativeness presenting witnesses, past the archetypal responsive tin commencement its defence instantly and without delay.

“This exertion is granted, but we are making it wide that we won’t let immoderate discarded of clip arsenic provided by the schedules. Election petition is clip bound, and we request to enactment successful enactment with the provisions of the law.”

In his oral application, Dr Nnamdi said, “My Lords, I had earlier told you astir my predicament, which borders connected immoderate interior issues successful SDP regarding our witnesses. You person seen for yourselves th...