Ekiti Tribunal adjourns sitting for one week, to resume October 15

The Election Petition Tribunal handling the governorship dispute in Ekiti State has adjourned for a week for petitioners to assemble more witnesses to prosecute their case.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, Counsel to the Action Alliance and Social Democratic Party, Dr Chukwudebelu Nnamdi, through an oral application, requested a one-week adjournment to assemble more witnesses and to attend to some pressing legal issues that could fastrack the trial.
The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Idris Abubakar Kutigi, in his ruling on the oral application, granted the request and said the panel will reconvene on October 15, 2026, to continue hearing the case.
“We are very cognisant ...