At the expiration of the period allowed
aggrieved parties in the just-concluded
general elections to file their petitions at the
Election Petition Tribunal as provided under
the Electoral Law and Constitution of the
country, a total of 26 petitions have been
received by the Anambra State National
Assembly and State Assembly Petition
Tribunal sitting in Awka, the state capital.
According to the records of the tribunal, 12
petitions were challenging the outcome of the
National Assembly elections, while 14 were
against the State Assembly polls.


Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Joseph
Ananabo, speaking yesterday during the
inaugural sitting of the tribunal, warned
lawyers to parties in the cases, petitioners
and respondents, as well as their supporters
to conduct themselves with utmost decorum
and avoid the use of any disrespectful
language against one another.





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