Drama as INEC Fails to Present Witness to Defend Victory of PDP Governor in Court
- A new development has emerged in the election matter involving Enugu's Governor Peter Mbah and Labour Party candidate, Chijioke Edeoga
- At Wednesday's proceeding, INEC failed to present any witness to defend the allegation that the March 18 governorship poll was manipulated
- INEC's lawyer, Humphrey Okoli, told the court that the commission decided not to present any witness after carefully reviewing the case
Enugu, Enugu State - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to present any witness before the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to defend the victory of Governor Peter Mbah of the People Democratic Party (PDP).
The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, had alleged that the March 18 governorship election that produced Mbah was manipulated.
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When the case was called up for hearing during the tribunal's proceeding on Wednesday, July 19, INEC, through its team of lawyers led by Humphrey Okoli, told the court that the commission had decided not to bring any witness, The Nation reported.
Okoli said:
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“The first respondent (INEC) is mandated to open the case. My Lord, after thoroughly reviewing the case, we have decided not to bring in any witness.”
Mbah and PDP’s counsel, Benjamin Nwosu, did not oppose INEC’s decision not to present any witness.
Nwosu persuaded the tribunal to adjourn further proceedings for two hours to call up to nine witnesses to defend their case.
He said:
“We are inclined to open our case today. However, we will need two hours to present our witnesses”.
The Labour Party candidate, Edeoga’s legal team led by Adegboyega Awomolo, also did not oppose Nwosu’s application for an adjournment.
The tribunal adjourned the case for two hours to enable PDP to produce its first witness by 11 am today.
Enugu: Details emerge as Labour Party closes case challenging Governor Mbah’s victory with 30 witnesses
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.
Drama as embattled PDP governor fails to honour tribunal’s invitation, lawyer explains why
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
Also, 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
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
