PEPC adjourns to today at Obi’s request, admits INEC’s forms as exhibits in Atiku’s petition | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

At resumption of hearing, counsel for the petitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria , Awa Kalu, told the court that the initial plan of Obi’s legal team was to present documents to the court yesterday, but were challenged by the sudden illness of a key staff at the secretariat.Responding, counsel for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents, Abubakar Mahmoud, Wole Olanipekun and Lateef Fagbemi, all Senior Advocates, did not oppose the application.

Justice Haruna Tsammani granted the prayer and consequently adjourned to today for continuation of hearing. Meanwhile, the court admitted Forms EC8A, EC8E and EC8C of the Independent National Electoral Commission as evidence for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Atiku Abubakar.

Tsammani also admitted the certified true copy of printouts of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and accreditation data, in respect of 33 states, with the exception of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Lagos. At the resumed hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Eyitayo Jegede , applied to tender from the bar-listed documents for admission.Also tendered and admitted, as exhibits, were INEC’s Forms EC8C and EC40G for Kogi, Kaduna and Ogun states.

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