Enugu: Details Emerge as Labour Party Closes Case Challenging Governor Mbah’s Victory with 30 Witnesses
- The Labour Party has closed its case against the PDP candidate, Governor Peter Mbah, in the Enugu governorship election
- Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party presented 30 witnesses and tendered several pieces of evidence before the tribunal
- The Chairman of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Justice M. K Akano, adjourned the matter till July 18
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Enugu State - The Labour Party (LP) on Sunday, July 16, officially closed its case, challenging the victory of Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State.
The LP candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, tendered several pieces of evidence, including polling unit results (form EC8A) in all the areas in contention, ward collation results (form EC8B) in the affected areas and a summary of the results as well as the declaration of the results, The Punch reported.
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Edeoga called 30 witnesses who testified against Mbah, insisting that the PDP candidate didn’t score the highest valid votes as the election was rigged.
He also prayed that the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal would disqualify Mbah over an alleged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate forgery.
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INEC's five BVAS
At the resumed hearing, an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) senior staff, Victor Okafor, brought only five BVAS machines as against the number demanded by the petitioners.
During cross-examination, Okafor, who appeared on behalf of the REC, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, said he was mandated to produce five BVAS machines before the tribunal.
Okafor explained that the information generated on the BVAS machines during the governorship election was now contained in the BVAS report from the Headquarters in Abuja.
He said he did not have the BVAS machines for the Owo and Ugbawka 1 registration areas of the Nkanu East Local Government Area, adding that the machines could only be identified by their codes.
The LP counsel, Eyitayo Fatogun (SAN), tendered the five BVAS machines to the Tribunal as evidence.
However, the PDP counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, and Mbah’s counsel, Alex Izinyon, objected to the tendering of the BVAS machines.
Ikpeazu and Izinyo said they would make their reasons known during their final addresses.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice M. K Akano adjourned the matter till July 18 for INEC to open its defence after the counsel to the Commission applied for it.
Drama as embattled PDP governor fails to honour tribunal’s invitation, lawyer explains why
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the embattled Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah, has failed to honour the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s invitation to appear before it over his alleged certificate forgery case.
Mbah was asked to appear before the tribunal following an application made by Barr Alex Amujiogo, the counsel to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Chief Chris Agu.
Tension erupts as embattled PDP governor asked to appear in court
Legit.ng reported that Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State, has been invited by the Enugu State governorship election petition tribunal to appear before the court today, Friday, July 23.
The invitation was followed by an application by the counsel to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Barr Alex Amujiogo.
PDP governor in trouble as NYSC DG prepares to testify before tribunal
Legit.ng also reported that Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, might be having a tough time winning the certificate saga he has found himself in with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
This is as the director general of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed is set to appear before the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to testify on the alleged discharge certificate the governor has presented.
Source: Legit.ng
