The Presidential Election Petition Court has admitted in evidence exhibits from the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, in six additional states to prove their allegation of irregularities in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
The petitioners on Thursday tendered exhibits in six states: Rivers, Benue, Cross River, Niger, Osun and Ekiti States.
At Friday’s proceedings, the petitioners tendered exhibits in six other states: Adamawa, Bayelsa, Oyo, Edo, Lagos and Akwa Ibom.
The exhibits were Certified True Copies of Forms EC8A used in the presidential election.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the petitioners presented forms EC8A for 21 local government areas of Adamawa State and eight local government areas of Bayelsa State.
Others are 31 local government areas of Oyo State, 18 local government areas of Edo State, 20 local government areas of Lagos State and 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State.
Counsel to all the respondents in the petition objected to the documents being admitted in evidence, but withheld their reasons until their final addresses.
Peter Afoba (SAN), who handled Friday’s proceedings on behalf of Obi and the Labour Party, thereafter prayed the court for an adjournment having exhausted all the documents they had to tender for the day.
Afoba prayed the court to deem all the admitted documents as been read but all the respondents refused to give their consent to the request on the grounds that they had objected to the documents being admitted in evidence.
The court chaired by Justice Haruna Tsammani subsequently adjourned further hearing of the petition until June 5.
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