INEC fails to produce alleged three witnesses
…. Tribunal adjourns till Tuesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday failed to produce alleged witnesses in the Presidential Election Tribunal.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the case involves Labour Party, its candidate Peter Obi, All Progressives Congress, then candidate now President Bola Tinubu and INEC.
Following the failure of the electoral umpire to provide its witnesses, the Chairman of the tribunal Justice Haruna Tsammani, adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday.
INEC’s lawyer AB Mahmoud, SAN, had told the court that he was not in touch with the witnesses, adding that he should be given till Tuesday to produce them.
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE
Alright, the judges are seated as Justice Tsammani welcomes everyone and believes that we all rested very well. He asks that the spirit of cooperation we have continues.
Representation:
Labour Party – Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed
INEC – Mrs. May
APC – Odunsanya George represents
Justice Ugo: So you are George, not our type of judge, I guess
Lead Counsel:
Labour Party- SAN Livy Uzoukwu
INEC – SAN AB Mahmoud
Tinubu and Shettima: SAN Olanipekun
APC: SAN LO Fagbemi
INEC’s lawyer, SAN AB Mahmoud, is now up on his feet
INEC: My lord this week is for the defence and we have three witnesses to present and we need three days but none of our witness is in court and I’m not sure if they are coming because I’ve not spoken to him yet.
That is our unfortunate situation today, and we would like to seek an adjournment until tomorrow
INEC witnesses are missing
SAN Livy is now firing shots
It’s now his turn to shine
SAN Livy: With due respect, my lord, I would have been happier if my learned colleague had been sincere with me and told me earlier about his situation.
Maybe he is afraid of all the boxes we have bringing and the ones in front of him
‘The whole courtroom is laughing’
SAN Livy did not object to INEC’s request to adjourn to tomorrow.
Justice Tsammani has adjourned the case to tomorrow
