The Presidential Election Petition Court, in Abuja, on Tuesday admitted as exhibits the Chicago State University academic records of President Bola Tinubu, as well as a number of other documents.
Apart from the educational documents, Tinubu also tendered newspaper publications on a number of lawsuits filed against him by different groups.
The court also admitted an Originating Summons of a suit instituted at the Supreme Court by the Attorneys General of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto states, challenging Tinubu’s candidacy to stand for the 2023 presidential election.Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission also, on Tuesday, opened and closed its defence in the petition filed by the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, on the credibility of the February 25 presidential poll.
At the resumed proceedings on Tuesday morning, counsel for INEC, A.B. Mahmoud , proceeded to close its defence in the petition after calling the first witness, Lawrence Bayode, an assistant director in charge of its ICT department. Bayode had on Monday testified in aid of the commission’s defence against the petition filed by the PDP and Atiku.
The tribunal adjourned till Wednesday for Tinubu and his vice, Kassim Shetima, to open their defence in Obi’s petition.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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