The legal team of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that it was denied access to electoral documents by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite paying the sum of N6 million....CONTINUE READING
The team is requesting the documents as exhibits, to tender before the presidential election petition tribunal, to prove its case against the victory of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 presidential election…..CONTINUE READING
Eyitayo Jegede, lead counsel to Atiku, told the five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Tuesday, June 7, that INEC’s refusal to provide the documents is frustrating the PDP candidate’s case.
Jegede sought to tender results from 10 out of 21 LGAs in Kogi state to prove the former vice-president’s case against Tinubu.
The LGAs whose results were sought to be tendered include Ankpa, Dekina, Idah, Ofu, Olamaboro, Yagba East, Yagba West, Kabba-Bunu, and Igalamela Odolu.
However, Jegede said that the team had to subpoena INEC officials to provide the required documents before the tribunal.
Justice Tsammani said that the court would have difficulty marking and numbering the documents as exhibits.
Consequently, Jegede sought adjournment of the case to enable his team to get the required documents from INEC.
The commission, represented by Abubakar Mahmoud, did not object to Jegede’s request for adjournment.
Also, Wole Olanipekun, Tinubu’s lawyer and Lateef Fagbemi, counsel to the APC, did not oppose the request for adjournment of the case.
Justice Tsammani subsequently adjourned the case to June 7…..CONTINUE READING
