Adamau Bulkachuwa, Senator representing Bauchi North Senatorial district who is also the husband to the President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa has closed his defence against the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Hon. Farouq Mustapha.
It would be recalled that the petitioners; Farouk Mustapha and the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP closed their case on the 30th of July 2019 when the respondents, Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC were given 5th, 6th and 7th days of August 2019 by the tribunal to open and close their defence.
It was a drama of some sort when Bulkachuwa’s witnesspretended to be blind while undergoing cross examination by counsel to FaroukMustapha, Joe Dappa.
Adamu Bulkachuwa presented his campaign director, AbdulqadirIsawa as the only start witness in the case, as against his opponent whopresented many witnesses in addition to the 745 exhibits presented in previoussittings.
WikkiTimes reports that Farouk Mustapha had tendered before the tribunal, electoral documents that included results declared at all polling units in the seven LGAs of the constituency, card readers’ printout reports, candidates’ list for senate and voters’ registers as part of evidence that justifies the alleged electoral fraud.
Farouk Mustapha had expressedconfidence in winning the case despite the influence of Adamu within thejudicial circle, being husband to Zainab Bulkachuwa, President of the Court ofAppeal.
The tribunal, presided by Justice Hafsa AbdulRahman adjourned thepetition to the 21st of August 2019 for adoption of written addresses by theparties.
