Thread by @UkomahM

UPDATES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL TODAY TUES. 30TH MAY 2023.

HEARING SESSION:

As at 7:40am, court doors are open and people gain entrance.

Notice on restrictions on phones and gadgets can still be seen within the court, but not yet enforced.

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UPDATE! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!!

We've just been told to go out of the court and submit our phones before entry.

The 'No Phones and Gadgets' will be enforced today by the court.

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A certain SAN (name withheld) was told to keep his phone outside before accessing the court. He simply looked, hissed & went in with his phone without being stopped. 😂😂😂

People are seated in court and carried out civil disobedience to the rule of keeping their phones outside.

It's 09:18am... And the Justices are seated.

Here We Go!

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The court is trying to determine issues as to allotment of time and breaks that will be taken day-to-day of the Petitions.

Wole SAN is informing the Court that He will like to bring to the tribunal's notice of a Supreme Court Judgment of Friday which resolved one of the issues

on the petition (Double Nomination). He says it is important that the court is aware.

Wahala, wahala, wahala...

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Anyways... The Court will start with the Petition of the APM-Allied People's Movement.

Here We Go!

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After attending the Swearing In Ceremony in Abia State Yesterday... Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is in Court today.

I'll limit my updates on the APM case and only update you on very important issues until the other cases are called.

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The Counsel of the APM (Petitioners) have just prayed the court to adjourn the hearing of the petition to enable them apply to the Supreme Court for the Friday Judgment.

This was in response to the position of Wole (2R & 3R) reminding the court of the judgement which settled...

The issues of the Petitioners.

He requested for an adjournment till Friday 2nd June 2023.

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The Court have adjourned the Petition of the APM till Friday May 2, 2023 to enable parties obtain the Supreme Court Judgment SC/CV/501/2023 between PDP v. INEC & 2 ORS.

NEXT!

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THE PETITION OF PETER OBI, LABOUR PARTY V. INEC & 3 ORS. HAVE BEEN CALLED.

- Datti Baba-Ahmed is representing the Labour Party.
- Mrs. May for INEC (1R)
- Mr. Saturday for APC (4R)

Here We Go!

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- Dr. Livy SAN leads Petitioners Team
- AB Mahmoud SAN leads 1R Team
- W. Olanipekun leads 2R & 3R Team
- LO Fagbemi leads 4R Team

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Dr. Livy just informed the court that they have just one witness today in court.

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All other witnesses are told to leave the court... We are down to business.

First witness is in the witness dock and swears with the Holy Bible.

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JS Okutekpa will conduct the Examination in Chief on behalf of the Petitioners.

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Before the Examination in Chief, the Petitioners are moving before the court, all the documents which they will rely upon for their case.

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1st Document Tendered:
The evidence of Acceptance of Nomination by the 3rd Respondent Shettima.

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INEC raises observations about the tendering of documents as a process that should have been done during the Pre-Hearing. That they need time to review the documents before the tendering.

The court informs them that they can view the documents IN COURT as they are being tendered

Petitioners inform the court that there's no law that compels them to show the respondents the documents before coming to court. Moreover, INEC, the 1st respondents were the ones that certified the document, so why the need to see the documents before tendering them in court.

The Pet. further informs the court that the law only compels them to show them the list of documents, not the actual document and they have a right to tender those documents any time in court as far as it has been listed and pleaded in the Petitions.

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The Court will now take a recess for 10 minutes so that parties can resolve the issues.

It's getting heated, witness have not even been called yet.

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Peter OBI is in Court with his respected brother Datti.. Waiting for proceedings to resume.

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We're back!

The proceedings of the petition between PETER OBI, LP v. INEC & ORS. resumes.

There's a stopwatch in court to time all parties during the Examination of witnesses... It's going to be one hell of a debate in the 8-walled courtroom.

Here We Go!

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Court encourages Parties to file schedules of documents early enough so all parties can be aware.

The court noted vehemently that the stage of requesting time to inspect documents is past and cautioned INEC. That they should know their certification by a simple glance.

Counsel to the Petitioners appealed to the court that there may be instances where they may file their schedule later than expected due to the fact that they've not gotten all documents within hand.

We will now proceed to tendering of documents by the Petitioners.

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All 4 documents have been tendered by the Petitioners, 4 of which are INEC certified documents. All the respondents do not have any objections to the documents.

The court has admitted them as Exhibits PA1-4

(Make Senior Advocate no make Judge vex ooo, voices are high) 😀

First witness in the box identified as one LUNN & has identified his witness statement on oath which he deposed to. The witness is making an oral application to the court to amend Paragraph 10 of his witness statement on oath. He wants to amend the word 'February' to read 'July'

He claims there's a mistake there and wants it amended.

ALL RESPONDENTS DO NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT.

The Amended Witness Statement on Oath have now been adopted.

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The witness also identifies some documents as documents obtained from the US District Court & wants it adopted as evidence for the Petitioners.

1ST RESPONDENTS DON'T OBJECT, however, 2,3,4 Respondents inform the court that they will reserve their objections till their final...

written address.

The Court has adopted them into Evidence.

Witness also identifies 4 documents as those obtained from INEC. And adopt them to be tendered in Court.