The Edo state Election Petitions Tribunal, said it has received 14 petitions from aggrieved political parties and candidates in the just-concluded National and State Assembly elections.
Secretary to the Tribunal, Muazu Sanusi, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Benin.
He said: “As at today, the tribunal has received a total of 14 petitions.
Out of the 14 petitions, three were on senatorial election, 10 received with regard to House of Representatives election.
Mr Sanusi added that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP) and their candidates filed the petitions.
“One petition is, however, emanating from the conduct of the State House of Assembly election.”
The Secretary said the petitions were to be filed on or before 21 days after declaration of results, saying that the time within which to file petitions as regards the House of Representatives and Senatorial polls had lapsed.
The Secretary said the tribunal was still expecting petitions from aggrieved candidates and parties in the Edo House of Assembly election but could not say exactly when the tribunal would begin sitting.
According to him, it would start sitting when processes have been exchanged among the petitioners and the respondents.
