The Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday admitted more documents tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party in evidence.
Parts of the documents admitted by the tribunal sitting in Abuja were INEC Form EC 25 B and Form EC 25 B (1) for different wards in different Local Government Areas of the state.
The tribunal also admitted more voter registers and incident forms in addition to the ones it had earlier received.
Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party, Chris Uche (SAN), contended that election was held in the state.
Uche explained that each form he tendered played specific role during the election.
According to Uche, Form EC 25 B indicated areas where electoral materials were distributed to during the April 11 election in Rivers State.
Uche said that Form EC 25 B (1), known as the Reverse Material Logistic Form, showed that all election materials used were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office as required by law.
Uche told the tribunal that the forms were proof that the state’s All Progressives Congress lied to the tribunal when it alleged that materials were not distributed on the election’s day.
He said that the Form EC 25 B showed how election result sheets, incident forms, voters’ registers and other key election materials were distributed across the state.
Uche said the documents were tendered to counter the APC’s false claim that election result sheets were not distributed on the election’s day.
He said all the documents so far tendered before the tribunal were proof that the governorship election was held in Rivers State contrary to the “assertion and propaganda of the APC”.
Meanwhile, the APC Counsel, Akinlolu Olujimi (SAN) has said he deferred his objection to all the documents tendered till the time he will be given his final address.
The tribunal Chairman, Justice Suleiman Ambursa, adjourned sitting to October 13 for the PDP to continue with its defence.
NAN.