The parties to the petition of Hon.Zainab Dogo of People Democratic Party against Hon. Abubakar Mohammed Balo of Quan’Pan South Constituency has adopted final written addresses and anxiously waiting for the final verdict of the Tribunal. Adopting the final address on behalf of the first respondents, Y.A Gutel.our final address on point of law is dated 30th of August,2019 and filled the same date,we adopt it as our final written address on this case.
S.S Obende,Counso to the 2nd respondents written address is dated 23th August,2019 and filled same date and we adopt same as our submission in this petition. I urge my Lords to dismiss the petition
Adumbrating on the matter, S.S Obende argued that the petition is incompetent because it went contrary to section 138 sub section 1 of the Electoral Act.
The ground one of the petition failed,ground two has also failed.The petition has not been proved. They failed to submit any document in respect of their witnesses,only orally testified and we discredited them.
The 3rd respondents filled the address on the 23th of August,2019 and filled on point of law the petitioners written address on 31th of August 2019 and we adopts the two processes before this humble Tribunal ,I want my lordships to hold that,the petition lacks merit and dismiss it.
The Counsel to the Petitioners, I.G Sangi , adopted their addresses,we filed petitioners reply and final address to the first respondents on the point of law on 1 September, 2019 and filled same date. We also filled petitioners final written address and reply on point of law to the 2nd respondents final written address on 27th of August 2019 and filled on the 28th August 2019.we hereby adopt all these processes as our final address on this matter.

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