Re-run election: Appeal court reserves judgment in suit filed against Doguwa

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party and its candidate Salisu Yushau, against the re-election of Alhassan Doguwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Ita George-Mbaba, reserved judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties shortly after all counsel adopted and argued their brief of argument in the appeal.

NAN reports that the National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal had on April 7, struck out a petition filed by NNPP seeking to restrain INEC from conducting supplementary polls in Tudun Wada/ Doguwa Federal constituency in the state.