In a pre-hearing report adopted on Saturday, the parties agreed to call a total of 290 witnesses.
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According to INEC, Mr Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress polled 291,667 votes against Mr Ighodalo, who got 247,274 votes. Other agreements reached by the parties include allocating 10 minutes for re-examination of each star witness and 25 minutes for examination-in-chief for other ordinary witnesses.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.The petitioners are expected to call their witnesses within 21 days or less, while respondents will have 10 days each to call their witnesses.
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