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Kaduna State governor Uba Sani has requested the governorship election petition tribunal in the state to dismiss the petition filed against him by the candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Mohammed Isa Ashiru. He is challenging the emergence of Uba Sani as governor of kaduna state at the tribunal. the governor's lead counsel chief Bayo Ojo argued for the dismissal of the petition based on an incurable procedural error. he supported his argument with various legal authorities, including previous judgements of the supreme court and the court of appeal to demonstrate the petitioners' procedural noncompliance. they insisted that a valid application for the issuance of a pre-hearing notice had been made.