PDP, Ize-Iyamu Tender Evidence At Edo Guber Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Monday tendered documentary evidence in support of their petition at the state election petitions tribunal for the September 28 Edo State governorship election.
The PDP and Ize-Iyamu are challenging the declaration of candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, as winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
At the resu sitting on Monday, the lead counsel to the petitioners, Yusuf Ali, told the tribunal that a total of 2,531 Form EC8As (result sheets) for the 18 local government areas had been verified by the parties.
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Ali, however, said that only the voter registers for two local government areas had so far been verified due to their voluminous nature.
He, therefore, urged the tribunal grant the parties an additional two days to enable them complete the remaining 16 and tender them on Thursday.
While aligning themselves with the request of the petitioners, the lead counsel to Obaseki and the APC, Adetunji Oyeyipo, and Adeniyi Akintola, respectively, urged them to complete the submission of documents on Thursday and commence the calling of their witnesses on Friday.
The tribunal, consequently, granted the request and adjourned sitting to January 19.
