Breaking: Drama in Court As 2 APC Legal Teams File Motion to Withdraw Petition Against Fintiri's Election

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Breaking: Drama As APC Files Motion to Withdraw Petition Against Governor Fintiri By Billy Graham Abel Yola The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, has filed a motion seeking the leave of the Adamawa state Election Petition Tribunal to withraw the petition it filed contesting the election of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri as the winner of the governorship elections in the state but the motion was accompanied by a drama as another team of legal representation also for the APC, claimed it has filed a counter motion dismissing that claim. At the resumed sitting on Tuesday in Yola, the lead Counsel to APC, Smart Ukpanah informed the tribunal that his client (APC) has filed a motion seeking to discontinue the case. However, there was a mild drama at the sitting, as two opposing counsels appeared for the APC. CP Eze Okoye, led a team of other lawyers to also announced appearance for the APC just like Smart Ukpanah. Two separate representatives also announced appearance for the plaintiff. Aliyu Bakari, APC Vice Chairman (Adamawa Central), announced appearance for the party alongside Smart Ukpanah. On the other hand, Mohammed Adamu, APC Treasurer in the state, took side with the Okoye led legal team. After the motion of withdrawal was mentioned, Barrister Okoye, objected and told the tribunal that he has filed a counter motion on behalf of his client, the APC. In the ensuing confusion, Justice, A.A. Adebara, Chairman of the tribunal asked the opposing APC counsels to go and sort things out. The hearing was then adjourned to July 15, 2019 to hear both the motion and the substantive matter. Commenting on the motion, A.T. Shehu, Counsel to PDP said, "We have no objection about the motion seeking to withdraw the petition as filed by the petitioner." Jibrilla Bindow who lost the 2019 governorship contest to Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), had declined to challenge the outcome of the elections while his party, the APC, insisted on heading to the tribunal to challenge elections. The sun gathered that the decision to withdraw the petition may not be far fetched from the lack of interest in the case by the former governor Bindow, who is said to have refused to foot the cost of the litigation.

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