Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state is ready to present 1,800 pages defence and 203 witnesses before the Election Petition Tribunal sitting, Okay Nigeria understands.
Barrister Musa Abdullahi Lawan, the governor’s lawyer, disclosed this to newsmen after filing the defense before the State Elections’ Tribunal sitting at Milla road, Kano.
The governor’s leading counsel said the PDP’s claims before the tribunal are not weighty.
“We brought in our processes in defense of the petition and we have done it in good time and we are very confident of winning and right from the beginning, we are saying the PDP petition was unnecessary,” Ganduje’s counsel said.
Furthermore, Barrister MA Lawan said they are bringing in 203 witnesses who are key and they are to tell the Court that there was indeed an election and that the PDP petition was baseless.
