INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
Breaking: Witness absence stalls INEC defence at Presidential election tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not open its defence at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja on Monday due to the absence of its first witness.
INEC was scheduled to open its defence on Monday as the first respondent in the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP).
At the mention of the case around 9:30 am, lawyer to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) , told the court that although his client plans to call three witnesses within three days, the one slated for today is unavailable because of some family issues.
Mahmoud then applied for an adjournment till Tuesday to enable the witness to attend the court.
Lawyers to other parties in the case – Livy Uzoukwu (SAN) for Obi/LP, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma, and Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) – did not object to the request by Mahmoud.
Presiding Justice, Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned till Tuesday by 9am for hearing.
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