Tribunal strikes out suit challenging Sen. Dimka’s election

The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Plateau state has dismissed a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Senator Hezekiah Dimka of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as senator representing Plateau Central in the February 23 election.

Delivering judgment, Justice J.I. Nwoye, chairman of the tribunal, dismissed the petition filed by a former immigration boss, David Paradang of the PDP.

Paradang had prayed the tribunal to declare him winner of the election following allegations of election malpractices that characterised the election.

But, Justice Nwoye, held that the petitioners failed to prove any of the allegations, holding that the petition is incompetent.

The tribunal therefore, expunged all evidence presented by the PDP from its record.

“This honourable tribunal has to expunge all the petitioners evidence because they failed to prove all the issues raised in the petition.

Consequently, this petition is therefore struck out and dismissed for lacking in merit,” Nwoye held.