It's a case between Hon. JAF (Petitioner) and Yahaya Bello and INEC both 1st and 2nd respondents. Tribunal has careful read the preliminary objections and held that no new issue were raise by the petitioner to warrant striking out paragraph 2 of the petition. I hereby dismissed the objections raise by 1st respondent. 2nd objections by the 1st and 2nd respondents on either the petitioner has the right to bring this petition before this honourable tribunal. The court held that: There was no declaration by INEC so the issue of governor or deputy elect does not arise. There is no documentary evidence that the petitioner has been declare deputy elected. As the petition not to have been declared as deputy governor elected the petitioner dose not have the stand as candidate. Consequent upon the fact that a candidate cannot stand alone in an election, the tribunal held that we do not have powers over a political parties right to substitute as this is purely a preelection matter.
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