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, Governor Usman Ododo are to open their defence on April 15 in the dispute over the outcome of the election held on November 11, 2023.
At the commencement of proceedings on Friday, lawyers to the respondents opposed the move by the petitioners’ lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa to call a Digital Forensic Expert, Edidiong Udoh as his witness. Okutepa, however, insisted that the forensic expert was listed on Page 56 of the petition as item 10, adding that his statement was also front-loaded.Okutepa subsequently urged the tribunal to allow him to lead Udoh in evidence and stand down the matter for 30 minutes for the respondents to study the report.
Although the tribunal refused to admit the photocopies, the petitioners’ lawyer pleaded, insisting that the certificates were personal documents and that they could be admitted. “I signed the report as the team lead. The reason I did not include their name is because I was the team lead,” he said.
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