The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State, has refused an application for interrogation filed by the governorship candidate of Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). SaharaReporters had reported that Edeoga through his counsel filed an interlocutory application in the petition he filed before the tribunal seeking to interrogate Mbah, over the documents he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the governorship election.
June 24, 2023The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State, has refused an application for interrogation filed by the governorship candidate of Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party .
Mbah, who was declared winner of the March 18, governorship election in Enugu State by the Independent National Electoral Commission is being challenged by the Labour Party candidate, Chijioke Edeoga over his alleged forgery of the National Youths Service Corps Discharge Certificate presented to the electoral umpire.
Delivering its ruling on Saturday, the three-man panel, led by Justice Kudirat Akano rejected Edeoga’s application and adjourned hearing till July 7.The tribunal held that the particulars Edeoga was seeking could be obtained either during cross examination or through the petitioners during evidence.
Besides the repudiation by the NYSC, of the certificate of discharge he had submitted to INEC, Mbah has also faced questions on how he managed to be performing his compulsory national youth service programme in Lagos while he was simultaneously working full-time as Chief of Staff to Governor Nnamani in Enugu.
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