The three-member Election Petition Tribunal hearing petitions arising from the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State has expressed concern over the Action Alliance’s repeated failure to present witnesses in support of its petition.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice Abubakar Kutigi, voiced the concern on Friday after the party again failed to produce its witnesses despite earlier assurances that they would appear.

It was the third consecutive sitting at which the AA failed to make its witnesses available to testify.

The development came after the Social Democratic Party presented six witnesses who gave evidence on the conduct of the election in polling units and wards where they served as party and collation agents.

Counsel to the AA, Ebenezer Akinbuli, requested another adjournment to enable him to arrange for the party’s witnesses to appear.

The tribunal consequently adjourned the matter until Monday, September 28, giving the AA another opportunity to present its witnesses.