*PEPC moves to consolidate all petitions against president-elect Alex Enumah in Abuja In a bid to prove their petitions challenging the declaration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner
In a bid to prove their petitions challenging the declaration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party , Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour Party , Peter Obi, yesterday disclosed that they would present no fewer than 150 witnesses at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja to give evidence of the irregularities and substantial non-compliance with the electoral laws...
The All Progressives Congress on whose platform Tinubu won the presidential poll, also said that it would call 25 witnesses to establish the victory in addition to those to be subpoenaed. “My lords, we still have a few hiccups at INEC because of the order that was made by this court on March 8, directing them to allow us to carry out a forensic examination of the BVAS. They have not allowed us.He told the court that the parties agreed to give 30 minutes for star witnesses in the matter to present their evidence-in-chief, excluding the time for possible demonstration of any electronic evidence.
Also, in responding to Obi, INEC, through its lawyer, Mahmood, said it had no agreement with either Obi or the LP on time to be allocated to the witnesses.“I have no knowledge of such hiccups. I had earlier assured the lead counsel for the petitioners, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu , that I would be available to assist him in any way that I can, should he encounter any difficulty.INEC, which is the first respondent in the matter, said it would need three days to present its two witnesses.
Meanwhile, all the respondents said they must be given 48 hours’ notice before any expert witness would be brought to testify in the matter.Meanwhile, the PEPC has disclosed its intention to consolidate the three different petitions that are seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
“My lords, we will not say that we have not looked at it, but perhaps it may require consultation with the other petitioners.
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