COUNSELS:
- Dr Livy Uzoukwu SAN leads the Petitioners Team
- Abubakar Mahmoud leads the 1st Respondent Team
- Chief Akin Olujimi SAN leads the 2nd and 3rd Respondents Team
- Afolabi Fashanu SAN leads the 4th Respondent Team
Afuba SAN:
They will be using the Schedule of Documents which was filed on the 9th Day of June 2023.
He now applies to tender from the bar, certified true copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect of 10 LGAs of Niger State, a total of 45 Forms from these areas.
The Court:
The bundles of Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 10 LGAs of Niger State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBK1-10 accordingly.
The Court:
The bundles Certified True Copies of of Reports in respect to Niger State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBK11-15 accordingly.
Afuba SAN:
They now seek to tender certified true copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 7 LGAs of Osun State. 1. Ejigbo 2. Atakumosa 3. Orolu 4. Oriade 5. Iwo 6. Ila 7. Isokan
OBJECTIONS
1st Respondent:
They object to the admissibility of the documents and shall advance reasons
2nd and 3rd Respondent:
They object to the admissibility and will advance reasons at address.
4th Respondent:
They object to the admissibility and will advance reasons for objecting at the time of final address.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 7 LGAs of Osun State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBL1-7 accordingly.
AB Mahmoud SAN just took permission to leave the court with some of his counsels to go and study documents just served them by the PDP for the hearing coming up in the afternoon.
Afuba SAN:
They now proceed to tender certified true copies of Forms EC40G in respect to 8 LGAs of Osun State. 1. Ejigbo 2. Atakumosa West 3. Orolu 4. Irewole 5. Oriade 6. Ife South 7. Olorunda
OBJECTIONS
1st Respondent:
They object to the admissibility of the documents sought to be tendered and shall advance reasons at address.
2nd and 3rd Respondents:
They object to the admissibility and will advance reasons at address stage.
4th Respondent:
They object also.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G in respect to 8 LGAs of Osun State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBL8-5 accordingly.
Afuba SAN:
They now proceed to tender certified true copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 3 LGAs of Edo State. 1. Ikpoba Okha 2. Orhionmwon 3. Owan West
OBJECTIONS
1st Respondent:
They object and shall advance reasons at address stage.
2nd and 3rd Respondents:
They object to the admissibility and will advance reasons at address stage.
4th Respondent:
They also object to the admissibility of the documents and shall advance reasons at address stage.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 3 LGAs of Edo State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBM1-3 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G1 in respect to 12 LGAs of Osun State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBM4-15 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of 8 Reports in respect of Edo State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBM16-23 accordingly.
Afuba SAN:
They now apply to tender certified true copies of EC40G-PU in respect of 5 LGAs of Sokoto State. 1. Yabo 2. Tangaza 3. Gudu 4. Kware 5. Wamako
OBJECTIONS
1st Respondent:
They indicate their objections and reasons will be advanced in their final address.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G-PU in respect to 5 LGAs of Sokoto State are hereby admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibits PBN1-5 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G in respect to 4 LGAs of Sokoto State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBL6-9 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of Forms EC40G1 in respect to 2 LGAs of Sokoto State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBN10-11 accordingly.
Dr Livy Uzoukwu SAN now defers to Audu Anuga SAN to continue from Afuba SAN.
(Almost all the Senior Advocates (remaining 1) and other junior counsels have left the court... Looks like the document served on them by Atiku/PDP is marked as EXHIBITS WAHALA)
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of INEC IREV Reports in respect to 21 LGAs of Adamawa State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBP1-21 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of INEC IREV REPORTS in respect to 20 LGAs of Ogun State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBQ1-20 (not sure of this marking) accordingly.
Anuga SAN:
They now tender certified true copies of BLURRED COPIES of INEC IREV Reports in respect of 21 LGAs of Adamawa State, duly certified by INEC.
OBJECTIONS
1st Respondent:
They indicate their objections and reasons will be advanced in their final address.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of BLURRED COPIES of INEC IREV REPORTS in respect to 21 LGAs of Adamawa State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of INEC IREV REPORTS in respect to 16 LGAs of Ekiti State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PDR1-16 accordingly.
We can see documents coming into the Court for the Petitioners... Now, Anuga SAN crave the indulgence of the court to allow them tender the document even though the schedule for these documents were only served this morning on the parties.
All parties sheath their armouries and allow the Petitioners to proceed with tendering these documents and have collected the schedule to the documents from the Petitioners.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of INEC IREV REPORTS in respect to 19 LGAs of Rivers State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBS1-19 accordingly.
The Court:
The Certified True Copies of INEC IREV REPORTS in respect to 25 LGAs of Akwa-Ibom State are hereby admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits PBT1-25 accordingly.
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Once the president signs this bill, it becomes law.
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There's someone new in court... A right activist, political activist, lawyer and Spokesperson Southwest of the Peter Obi Campaign Team, Dele Farotimi @DeleFarotimi is in Court today...
He's on my check list of pictures today. I came late & couldn't give you all the live photos.