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From: Mustapha Abdulkadir  Ambassador Sadiq K. Abubakar, a frontline aspirant for the office of National Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) has  embarked on a tour of the Southwest, Southeast, and South-South regions. During the tour, he engaged and met with leadership of the Youths Assembly of Nigeria  YAN and solicit their support. He interacted with key stakeholders, shared his vision, and sought the endorsement of the regional leaders, demonstrating his commitment to grassroots engagement and collaboration. Ambassador Sadiq, expressed his gratitudes to the leadership of the Youths Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) in the various states of Southern Nigeria for their warm reception and unwavering support and promised an inclusive Assembly if elected. He acknowledged their assurances of total support, which he deemed crucial in his quest for victory. He praised the leadership for their dedication to the development of Nigerian Youths and reiterated his commitment to wo

By: John Ephraim The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal holding at Bauchi in the matter of rerun election into the office of senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for Plateau North Senatorial District held on 3rd February, 2024 on Friday, reserved judgement in the petition filed by Yakub Muhammad Shafiu and his NNPP against INEC, Dachungyang Pam Mwadtkom, ADP. Yakubu H. Ruba SAN Lead Counsel for the Petitioners The Petitioners approached the tribunal challenging the declaration of Dachungyang Pam Mwadtkom or 2nd Respondent by INEC (1st Respondent) as the winner of the rerun election. The main ground upon which the petition is predicated is that the 2nd Respondent as of the time of the election, was not qualified to contest the election having allegedly presented a forged certificate to 1st Respondent (INEC). The Petitioners are alleging that the 2nd Respondent in Form EC9 deposed that he obtained FSLC in 1975 and SSCE in 1982.