The Jigawa State Judiciary has set up local government election petitions and appeal tribunals to receive and manage the election petitions in the aftermath of the local government poll held on 5th October, 2024.
This development was contained in a statement signed by Director, Protocol and Publicity of the State Judiciary, Abbas Rufa’i Wangara and the statement read,
“In Jigawa central senatorial District the Court is sitting at Chief Magistrate Court II Dutse, in Jigawa North East Senatorial District, the Court is sitting at Chief Magistrate Court Hadejia, while that of Jigawa North-West Senatorial District is sitting at Chief Magistrate Court Kazaure”.
This newly established judicial panel is expected to receive complaints from those who felt cheated and robbed of their triumph at the polls or any other negativities that surfaced during the elections across the state.
The statement also revealed that the Local Government election appeal tribunal was sitting at Jigawa State Judiciary Complex, Dutse.
