During the proceedings held on Monday, October 06, 2023, Wole Olanipekun, the Counsel representing Governor Abba, urged the court to set aside the tribunal’s judgment.
Olanipekun, a senior lawyer, contested the ruling on ballot papers, stating that it was unprecedented in history for a tribunal to annul an election over the non-signing of the back of ballot papers.
He argued that the tribunal had erred, pointing out that this case marked the first instance where a political party filed a matter without joining its candidate as a party in the petition, and yet the candidate was declared the winner of the polls.
