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Election tribunal constituted for Kaduna’s bye-elections

The Court of Appeal has constituted the National State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for the 2025 bye-elections in Kaduna.

• August 14, 2025
INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)(Credit: Punch Newspapers)

The Court of Appeal has constituted the National State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for the 2025 bye-elections in Kaduna.

This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the Election Petitions Tribunal.

According to the statement, the constitution of the tribunal was in line with the powers vested in the president of the Court of Appeal, Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, under Section 285 (2) & (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 130 of the Electoral Act, 2022.

It added that Kaduna’s chief judge has approved the use of the high court premises located at Ali Akilu Road, by NDA Junction, Kawo, Kaduna, as the sitting venue for the tribunal.

The tribunal is expected to handle petitions arising from the conduct of the 2025 federal and state parliament bye-elections in Kaduna.

The bye-elections are scheduled for Saturday.

(NAN)

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