Lawyers argue over ‘delay tactics’ | IReV glitch disputed — highlights of Monday’s tribunal session | TheCable
At the presidential election petition court on Monday, a witness said there was no network glitch as suggested by the Independent National Electoral Commission .Clarita Ogar, the seventh witness of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, disputed claims that there was a network glitch during the conduct of the February 25 presidential election.
Although the respondents objected to the admissibility of the documents, they were entered as exhibits.At the court session, LP accused INEC of deliberately using delay tactics to frustrate the case.Jibrin Okutepa, counsel to the petitioners, told the court that INEC is holding the legal team “hostage” by refusing to provide the documents requested.Responding, Abubakar Mahmoud, INEC counsel, described Okutepa’s allegations as “unfounded”.
“This is a serious business and counsel on all sides should take it seriously. We do not want a repeat of this.”The Allied Peoples Movement refused to discontinue its petition challenging the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. However, at the resumed proceeding, Gideon Idiagbonya, APM counsel, said the party has analysed the judgment and still intends to continue with the petition.
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