By Laleye Dipo in Minna
The Niger State Governorship Election Tribunal will Sunday rule whether or not the lead counsel to the petitioner and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 2019 governorship election, Alhaji Umar Nasko, can be represented by Alhaji Abdulmalik Ndayako, who was the running mate to the petitioner in the election.
The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice J Igboji, reserved ruling following an application by
Mr Samuel Okutekpa (SAN), the lead counsel to the first respondent and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, at the resumed sitting of the tribunal in Minna on Saturday.
Okutekpa, in the application, had objected to Ndayako representing the petitioner being an active participant in the matter that brought about the petition.
According to the counsel, Ndayako was the running mate to Nasko and as such under the law could not represent himself in the case.
Source: Thisday Newspaper
