The closing of the defence by Tinubu and APC marks the end of the trial and takes the case filed by Peter Obi to its next phase - exchanging of final written addresses among parties and closing arguments.
and his party, the All Progressive Congress , have closed their defence in Peter Obi’s suit challenging Mr Tinubu’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja.
At Wednesday’s proceedings, Mr Tinubu’s lead lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, tendered volumes of documents to defend the president’s mandate. INEC’s lawyer Abubakar Mahmoud and APC’s lead counsel, Lateef Fagbemi, did not object to the admissibility of the documents.After the documents were admitted and marked as exhibits, Mr Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , called Mr Tinubu’s first witness.
Mr Bamidele, who was called to the New York Bar since January 1999, was apparently referring to Mr Tinubu, whom Mr Obi and Atiku’s Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, alleged he was convicted and forfeited 460,000 dollars in drug-related offences in the US.However, Mr Bamidele, who is the leader of the current Senate, disagreed with a portion of the ECOWAS election observation mission report concerning widespread violence during the recent general elections.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tinubu, Shetima, APC closes defence with Opeyemi Bamidele's testimony in Peter Obi's petitionWith just one witness, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, Kashim Shetima and the All Progressives Congress APC on Wednesday closed their respective
Read more »
Tribunal orders Tinubu to open defence in Peter Obi's petition, July 5The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja ordered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to open his defence in a petition by the Labour Party LP
Read more »
Tinubu helped Akpabio, Abass shut out APC leadership in picking NASS principal officers - Shehu SaniShehu Sani, a socio-political activist, has accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen
Read more »
Tinubu opens defence in Peter Obi’s petition, tenders 18 exhibitsMr Tinubu opened his defence in Mr Peter Obi's case, a day after he did the same in the case filed by Atiku Abubakar of the PDP to challenge his victory in the 25 February poll.
Read more »
Presidential election: Tinubu, Shettima tender 18 exhibits against Peter Obi's qualification petitionPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have tendered 18 exhibits before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in a bid
Read more »
Presidential Tribunal: Tinubu Tenders Academic Records From Chicago University, Travelling Documents, Others | Sahara ReportersPresident Bola Tinubu on Tuesday tendered copies of his educational records from the Chicago State University before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja. This comes as Tinubu on Tuesday opened his defence in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the lead counsel for Tinubu also tendered a 2007 letter from the United States Embassy in Nigeria, absolving Tinubu of any criminal liability in the US.
Read more »