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The Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Lokoja today granted six exparte motions to all petitioners seeking leave of the the Tribunal to grant order of relief to serve the governor -elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello through a substituted means, owing to the inability of court bailiffs to serve him.
Allegations are rife that Yahaya Bello has been evading service.
All legal counsels representing Hon. James Faleke of the APC, Captain Idris Wada of PDP, Dr Akwu Goodman of APGA, LP, ADC and PPA , urged the tribunal to allow motions be served by pasting on the gate of the last known address of Yahaya Bello or at the APC Secretariat in Lokoja among others.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Halima S. Mohammed who granted the six exparte motions stated that the second respondent, Yahaya Bello, be served by a substituted means before the commencement of the substantive suits.
Similarly, the Tribunal also granted the exparte motion filed by the leading counsel to Governor Idris Wada of the PDP, Chief Chris Uche SAN to inspect all the materials used in connection with the conduct of Kogi State Governorship election that are in INEC custody.
Uche pointed out that the application was supported by an eleven paragraph affidavit and signed by one John Mark, adding that it became imperative to enable the team obtain all relevant materials needed in this case.
He therefore sought two for weeks to inspect the materials, before the report would be brought before the tribunal.
While granting the reliefs, the Tribunal Chairman said the Tribunal would adjourn and be reconvene on 21st January, 2016, stressing that all the parties would be formally informed of the need to inspect the materials so that there would be no need for others to seek the same process.
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