The national and state assembly elections petition tribunal Panel 1 has commenced sitting in Sokoto.
At the inaugural sitting on Monday in Sokoto, the panel chairman, Justice Josephine Oyefeso, said the court had 15 cases.
According to her, the panel has three pre-hearing sessions scheduled to commence after the inaugural sitting.
The chairman sought the cooperation of the bar and litigants to enable it to expeditiously conclude and determine the petitions within the time frame allotted by law.
She assured counsels and litigants of the just, fair and speedy determination of all matters before the court.
The tribunal has Ms Oyefeso, a judge of the High Court of Lagos State, as the chairman, while Kadi Abdullahi Usman of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Federal Capital Territory and Justice Eze Eke of the High Court of Imo State as member 1 and 2, respectively.
(NAN)
