The National and House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano state has ruled that the House of Representatives Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has 21 days within which he can file his response.
The tribunal dismissed a submission by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Air Commodore Yusha’u Salisu (rtd), seeking to limit Doguwa’s time of response.
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The rule of the Tribunal provides that a respondent in a litigation is entitled to file a memorandum of appearance within 7 days and his own reply within 14 days from the declaration of the result or to file his response within 21 days.
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Salisu (rtd), who was Alhassan Doguwa’s main challenger in the last National Assembly election, approached the Tribunal with an exparte application requesting the court to limit the time of the respondent from 21 days to 3 days.
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