INEC asks tribunal to dismiss Melaye’s petition
INEC’s lawyer, Chris Alashey, made this request while closing the case of the first respondent at the conclusion of the tribunal’s proceedings on Thursday in Abuja.
The petitioners – Melaye and the PDP – closed their case on April 23, 2019 after calling a number of witnesses. Melaye also testified as a petitioners’ witness.At the closure of the petitioners’ case, the three-man tribunal, led by Justice Isa Sambo, adjourned till April 28 for the first respondent to open its case.
On Thursday, Alashey told the tribunal that he had reviewed the case of the petitioners and concluded that INEC needed not to call any witness.
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