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  • I never compromised my oath of office – Justice Bulkachuwa

    I never compromised my oath of office – Justice Bulkachuwa

    The retired immediate past president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has defended her judicial integrity, saying that she never compromised her oath of office.

    According to her, she never interfered with the independence of any of the justices of the court in the discharge of their judicial functions.

    Justice Bulkachuwa was responding to a statement made by her husband, Adamu Bulkachuwa, Senator who represented Bauchi North in the 9th Assembly, in a video making rounds.

    In the trending video, the Senator was seen saying that he used his position to ask favour for his colleagues from his wife when she was in service.

    On the floor of the Senate at the valedictory session of the 9th Assembly, Adamu said, “I look at faces in this chamber who have come to me and sought my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal, and I’m sure..

    “And I must thank particularly, my wife, whose freedom and independence I encroached upon while she was in office, and she has been very tolerant and accepted my encroachment, and extended her help to my colleagues.”

    However, in a statement, Justice Bulkachuwa maintained that she never compromised her oath of office to favour any party who appeared before her throughout her judicial career spanning 40 years of service.

    “My attention has been drawn to the trending video of what was said by my husband Senator Adamu M. Bulkachuwa. I want to state categorically that I never at any time compromised my oath of office to favour any party who appeared before me throughout my judicial career spanning 40 years of service to my country.

    “My decisions were always based on the facts, the law and in accordance with my conscience and oath of office.

    “Also, as President of the Court of Appeal, my fellow justices of the court can attest to the fact that I never interfered with the independence of any of the justices of the court in the discharge of their judicial functions,” she said.

    Earlier, in an interview with BBC Hausa, Sen. Adamu Bulkachuwa said his words were misrepresented, adding that the former President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, interrupted him while he was explaining.

    Bulkachuwa’s comment had gathered reactions, with Olisa Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), calling for his arrest.

  • Subsidy: Court reaffirms order restraining NLC, TUC from embarking on strike

    Subsidy: Court reaffirms order restraining NLC, TUC from embarking on strike

    The National Industrial Court on Monday declared that the order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on their planned industrial action subsists.

    Justice Olufunke Anuwe stated that the order as granted on June 5 subsists pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

    The court in addition, ordered that parties maintain the status quo and adjourned the matter until July 20, for a hearing.

    Earlier, when the case was called, the Federal Government’s counsel, Mr Ochum Emmanuel informed the court that the matter was slated for Monday for the claimant to take its motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from embarking on strike.

    He added that he was ready to proceed with his application as the defendants had been served.

    Mr Marshall Abubakar, the defendants’ counsel on his part however replied that they had filed an application praying the court to set aside its order granted on June 5, restraining his clients from embarking on strike.

    Abubakar further submitted that the claimant was served the application on June 8, only for them to turn around and serve on them a counter-affidavit on Monday in court.

    He added that the claimant filed the counter-affidavit on June 16 and instructed the bailiff not to serve them until on Monday in court.

    The court enquired if defence was properly before the court, Abubakar responded that he was not certain, but that he will find out and do the needful.

    He also prayed for a short adjournment in order to look at the counter-affidavit and respond.

    Emmanuel in response opposed Abubakar’s application for adjournment and urged the court to allow him take his motion on notice which was slated for hearing.

    The counsel also reiterated that the federal government will never a file process and instruct any bailiff not to serve the other party.

    He argued that it was probably due to the fact that he filed the processes late on June 16 that made the bailiff to serve defence counsel in court on Monday.

    Emmanuel in his submission equally averred that the defendants were not properly before the court as they had not filed their memorandum of appearance, but only came to urge the court to vacate the order it granted on June 5.

    He stated that the defendants being not properly before the court cannot seek for an adjournment.

    In addition, he submitted that if the court should deem it fit to grant Abubakar’s application for an adjournment, the court should equally declare that the order restraining the defendants from embarking on strike granted on June 5 subsist.

    In his reply, Abubakar submitted that Emmanuel’s application was not necessary as the court had earlier stated that parties should maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.

    He also informed the court that parties were meeting later on Monday to try and resolve the issue.

    The court in its ruling granted the application for adjournment, directed the defendants to enter their memorandum of appearance and instructed parties to maintain status quo.

    From facts, he defendants had planned to embark on nationwide strike on June 7 to protest the fuel subsidy removal that brought about the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit.

    The federal government had therefore instituted the suit to stop the defendants, stating that the proposed strike may gravely affect the larger society and the well-being of the nation at large.

    The claimant in addition stated that the strike is capable of disrupting economic activities, that will affect especially the health and the educational sector.

  • Tribunal: APM to open, close case against Tinubu June 21

    Tribunal: APM to open, close case against Tinubu June 21

    The Allied Peoples Movement, (APM) has told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) that it will open and close its case in one day with just one witness to call.

    The hearing in the petition filed by the APM to challenge the outcome of the 2023 presidential election has stalled due to the petitioner’s inability to get hold of a Supreme Court judgment delivered on May 26 on a related matter.

    The judgement of the Supreme Court affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the Feb. 25 presidential election.

    When the petitioner was billed to open its case, counsel to President Tinubu drew the attention of the court to the fact that the main issue the APM raised in its petition, was already decided by the apex court.

    At the resumed hearing of the petition on Monday in Abuja, counsel to the petitioner,

    Mr Gideon Idiagbonya told the court that the petitioner had only one witness to call.

    “My lords, we intended opening our case today but in the cause of having a pre-trial conference with our sole witness, we realised that certain documents we intend to tender are not in the file handed over to us by the previous counsel.

    “In view of this, we ask for another date to enable us open and close our case in one day since we have just one witness,” he said.

    The counsel told the court that the petitioner had perused the judgment of the Supreme Court and was of the opinion that his client could still proceed with the petition.

    Responding, counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN said he had no objection to the application for an adjournment.

    For his part, Olanipekin told the court that he had also read the judgment and he insisted that the judgment had settled the issues raised by the petitioner.

    Olanipekin, however, did not oppose the application for an adjournment.

    Similarly, counsel to the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Mr Charles Edosanwan, SAN, and Mr G.M Isho, counsel to the 5th respondent, Mr Kabiru Masari did not oppose the application for an adjournment.

    The Chairman of the court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, adjourned hearing in the petition until June 21 for the petitioner to open and close its case as counsel had told the court.

    NAN reports that the judgment in question was delivered on May 26 by the apex court and it dismissed the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) suit which sought to nullify President Tinubu’s election based on allegations of double nomination against his running mate, now Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

    The APM had in its petition marked: CA/PEPC/04/2023, contended that the withdrawal of Kabiru Masari, who was initially nominated as the vice presidential candidate of the APC invalidated Tinubu’s candidacy in view of Section 131(c) and 142 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

    The party argued that there was a  three-week gap between the period that Masari, who is listed as the 5th respondent in the petition, expressed his intention to withdraw, the actual withdrawal of his nomination, and the time Tinubu replaced him with Shettima.

    It further argued that Tinubu’s candidature had elapsed as at the time he nominated Shettima as Masari’s replacement.

    According to the petitioner, as at the time Tinubu announced Shettima as the vice presidential candidate, he was no longer in a position, constitutionally, to nominate a running mate.

    This, according to the APM was since he, (Tinubu) had ceased to be a presidential candidate of the APC having regard to the provisions of Section 142 of the 1999 Constitution.

    The petitioner further argued that Masari’s initial nomination activated the joint ticket principle enshrined in the constitution, stressing that his subsequent withdrawal invalidated the said joint ticket.

    The party prayed the court to declare that Shettima was not qualified to contest as the vice presidential candidate of the APC as of February 25 when the election was conducted by INEC.

    This, according to the petitioner was on the grounds of having violated the provisions of Section 35 of the Electoral Act, 2022.

    The petitioner, therefore, asked the court for an order nullifying and voiding all the votes scored by Tinubu in the presidential election in view of his non-qualification as a candidate of the APC.

  • NJC dismisses petitions against Justice Mary Odili, 25 others

    NJC dismisses petitions against Justice Mary Odili, 25 others

    The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed petitions written against a retired Supreme Court Justice, Mary Ekaego Peter Odili, and 25 other Judicial Officers.

    They were accused of professional misconduct in the discharge of their duties.

    Justice Odili escaped being investigated by the Council on the ground that she had retired as a Judicial Officer while 25 other petitions were thrown out for various reasons ranging from lack of merit, lack of diligent prosecution, withdrawal, being subjudice and for the subject Judge having retired from service.

    However, seven State High Court Judges indicted by the NJC’S investigation Committee are to face probe panels that would determine the level of their culpability.

    A statement by the NJC’S Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja explained that the petition against the judicial officers were dismissed at a meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

    The dismissed petitions were written against Hon. Justice Mary Peter Odili, Rtd Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices A. R. Barka, James G. Abundaga, O. O. Olasumbo Goodluck, Ibrahim A. Andetur-Yangsto all of the Court of Appeal.

    Others are Justices F. O. Liman, A. R. Mohammed, H. A. A. Dashen, Peter Lifu, F. O. G. Ogunbanjo, A. Lewis Allagoa, D. E. Osiagor all of the Federal High Court.

    Others are Justice Theresa O. Diai, Chief Judge, Delta State, Hon. Justices S. B. Belgore, K. N. Ogbonnaya Jude Onwuegbuzie and Edward Okpe of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    Also escaped the NJC hammer are Justices Joseph I Acha, Vesty O. Eboreime, both of High Court, Edo State, Hon. Justices Thelma Adanna Achom, Elvis A. Ngene of the Ebonyi State High Court, Hon. Justices A. B. Usman, M. M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court, Hon. Justice O. A. Opesanwo of the Lagos State High Court and Justice Oladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, 

    The rest are Justice Gegele A. Hammed of Kwara State High Court, Justice K. N. Udobong of Akwa-Ibom State High Court, Justice B. C. Iheka, Imo State High Court, Justice M. A. Zandai High Court, Borno State, Justice Mohammed Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court, Justice R. S. Ladoja of the Kaduna State High Court and Justice M. S. A. Mohammed of the High Court of Niger State.

    At the meeting, the NJC came up with a policy barring Judicial Officers from switching henceforth from High Court of Justice to the Customary Court of Appeal and vice versa.

    The only exception allowed is when a new Customary Court of Appeal is established in a State and Judges who indicate interest to go to the Customary Court of Appeal will be allowed to proceed.

    Under the new policy, once established, the candidates for the headship of the Court must be drawn from that Court only, even if all the Judges of the Court are junior to their counterparts in other Courts.

    Meanwhile, the Council recommended 37 Judicial Officers for appointment to the President and seven Governors as Justices of the Court of Appeal, Heads of Court and Judges of the High Court and Customary Courts of Appeal.

    Those going to the Court of Appeal are:

    Justices Asma’u Musa Mainoma, Paul Ahmed Bassi, Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun, Binta Fatima Zubair, Hadiza Rabiu Shagari, Peter Chudi Obiora, Okon Efreti Abang, Jane Esienanwan Inyang and Lateef Adebayo Ganiyu.

    Justice Dije Abdu Aboki was recommended for appointment as Chief Judge of Kano,

    Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa for Edo and Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye.

  • Presidential Election results’ collation marred by corruption, Dino Melaye tells Tribunal 

    Presidential Election results’ collation marred by corruption, Dino Melaye tells Tribunal 

    The National Collation Agent of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the February 25 presidential election, Senator Dino Melaiye, on Friday told the Presidential Election Tribunal that collation errors by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led to the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner.

    Melaye informed the Court that he left the National Collation Centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja when the alleged deliberate errors became unbearable and intolerable to him.

    He testified as a Star Witness for former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar whose joint petition with PDP is seeking the nullification of Tinubu’s declaration as winner of the 2023 Presidential election.

    Led in evidence-in-Chief by Atiku’s lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche SAN, the witness said that he refused to sign the final collated results so as not to be part of corruption and malpractices that allegedly engulfed the collation exercise.

    Melaye insisted that the results which INEC acted upon to declare Tinubu as winner of the February 25 presidential election “was wrongly computed by INEC”, adding that, “I didn’t endorse it, because I don’t endorse a fraud.

    He also told the court that besides himself, many agents of the PDP in the presidential election did not also sign the results at various levels.

    While responding to questions from Tinubu’s lawyer, Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, the witness argued that “failure of transmission of what has been recorded is an infringement of the law”.

    He pointed out that the electronic transmission of results from the polling units to the IReV is a very important aspect of the election process, arguing that with IReV, the election circle cannot be said to have been completed.

    “Result is transmitted from polling units before you move to the ward collation center”, he explained, adding that what was brought was at variance with what transpired at the state level.

    Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi on Friday tendered additional video evidence to support claims that INEC assured of electronic transmission of results of the 2023 general elections.

    Meanwhile, hearing in both petitions have been adjourned till Monday, June 19.

  • Court orders DSS to allow Emefiele access to family, lawyers

    Court orders DSS to allow Emefiele access to family, lawyers

    A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Maitama has ordered the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately grant suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele unhindered access to his lawyers and family members.

    Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order following an oral application by counsel to Emefiele, Joseph Daudu (SAN) with Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) in a suit marked No: FCT/HC/CV/6450/23.

    Listed as respondents are the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF); the Director General of State Security Service and the State Security Service.

    The enrolled order dated June 16, 2023, reads:

    “The lawyers of the applicant shall have access to the applicant immediately. And regularly at reasonable time, pending the determination of the application.” 

    In his submission, Daudu informed the court that he has written letters to the respondents particularly on June 14, 2023, for the purpose of taking further instruction from him, but the DSS has refused to respond to the application. 

    Responding, counsel to the 2nd and 3rd Respondents I. Awo, informed the court that the DSS does not have the penchant for refusing such a request and that it is wrong to do so. 

    Awo assured that he is certain the Security Service would abide the order of Court and grant access to the listed lawyers and family members of Mr. Emefiele to see him, while counsel to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation did not oppose the application. 

    Meanwhile, counsel to the DSS, as well as the AGF requested for an extension of time to file their respective responses to the originating motion, which was granted and the suit was further adjourned till Tuesday June 20, 2023 for substantive hearing of the suit.

    Godwin Emefiele, has been taken into custody by DSS hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office.

    The spokesperson to DSS, Peter Afunanya in statement confirmed that “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is now in its custody for some investigative reasons.”

  • Broadcaster, Ijeoma Osamor testifies before Presidential Tribunal

    Broadcaster, Ijeoma Osamor testifies before Presidential Tribunal

    A broadcast Journalist with DAAR Communications PLC, Ms. Ijeoma Osamor, on Friday testified in the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) holding in Abuja.

    Osamor, who anchors a programme in the Africa Independent Television (AIT) “Democracy Today” was subpoenaed as ‘the 7th witness (PW7) for Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

    Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought President Bola Tinubu into power

    Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Osamor when being cross-examined by APC counsel, Abiodun Owonikoko, SAN, said INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the results of the Feb. 25 presidential election would be transmitted live.

    One of the grounds raised by the petitioners in support of their prayers to invalidate the return of the president, Bola Tinubu was that Yakubu reneged on his promise to upload the results sent to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to the INEC Results Viewing portal in real-time.

    However, video evidence tendered before the PEPC by the petitioners bordered around clips showing the INEC chairman at different times assuring Nigerians of the use of technology in the presidential election.

    The court, again admitted in evidence another flash drive and played it in the open court a clip of Mahmoud delivering a speech emphasizing the deployment of BVAS and IReV for the elections.

    When asked by Owonikoko if she was aware that a few days before the election, Yakubu in a press statement said the results will no longer be uploaded in real-time.

    She her news organisation is focused on live coverage of events and programmes.

    Owonikoko also raised the issue and cited a publication by The Tribune on Feb. 23 that election results would no longer be transmitted in real-time.

    Osamor said the Tribune publication could have been based on an interview with the reporter.

    The Tribune on Feb 23 published a story with the headline ‘We won’t transmit raw figures of election results’, INEC chairman.

    According to Tribune, Yakubu said that at a meeting with the leaders of the international election observers who visited him at the commission.

    However, the reporter insisted that while covering the beat, she was present during the said period at all press briefings and at the collation centre, particularly on the said day.

    She said that Yakubu did not make such a statement.

    Meanwhile, the five-member panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned until Monday for the cross-examination of the witness and further hearing of the petition.

  • Tribunal: 18,088 blurred election results uploaded to IReV portal – Witness

    Tribunal: 18,088 blurred election results uploaded to IReV portal – Witness

    The Labour Party (LP) and it’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, Thursday, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that he discovered a total of 18,088 blurred result sheets uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing (IReV) portal. 

    The fourth Petition witness, Eric Uwadiegwu Ofoedu, a Professor of Mathematics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, told the court that he carried out an investigation and data analysis of the 2023 Presidential Election results on the IReV portal. 

    Led in evidence-in-chief by Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), Ofoedu told the court that he conducted an analysis of results from Rivers and Benue states respectively and a report on his findings. 

    Reacting, Counsel for INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) told the court that he was served the statement in court and he is handicap on how to go about the proceedings. 

    He asked the Petitioners to step down the witness and grant them time to look at the documents filed and prepare for Cross-examination. 

    In the same, Tinubu and Shetimma, through thier Counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Lateef Fagbemi aligned themselves with the submissions of Mahmood (SAN) but however suggested that the witness should adopt his evidence, while they cross-examine him later. 

    In his responds, Dr. Ikpeazu (SAN) apologized for serving the respondents late but told the court that they just obtained the Subpoena yesterday. 

    He requested that the witness be allowed to adopt his evidence in chief while the court determines whether or not Cross-examination will be done later. 

    The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led panel granted the request by the LP and deferred Cross-examination till tomorrow. 

    Ikpeazu informed the court about a letter of request written to the witness by the LP, on February 20, asking him to carryout data analysis for the presidential election, as well as the subpoena served on the witness. 

    The Senior Lawyer tendered all the documents as evidence in the petition before the court. 

    Counsels for INEC and Tinubu/Shetimma objected to the admissibility of the letter but did not object to the Subpoena, however, counsel for the APC objected to the Subpoena but not the letter. 

    Justice Tsammani admitted all the documents tendered by the LP as exhibits in the petition. 

    The LP then called their second witness, Lummie Edeveie, a staff Arise News TV to present evidence before the court. 

    Led in Evidence by Patrick Ikweto (SAN), Edeveie presented a flash drive containing a video before the court. 

    Mr. Ikweto tendered the flash before the court and applied that it be played in court. 

    Though the respondents objected to the admissibility of the flash drive as evidence, they did not object to it being played in court. 

    The application was granted by the court and the video was played on screen for everyone to watch. 

    The video contained the speech by the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu at the Chatham House where he spoke about the elections, giving assurances on the potency of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System  and the IReV portals ahead of the general elections. 

    Justice Tsammani after admitting the flash as evidence adjourned till tomorrow, June 16 for further hearing.

  • Nigeria, India partner to block illicit drug flow

    Nigeria, India partner to block illicit drug flow

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Narcotics Control Bureau of India have agreed to collaborate to block the traffic of illicit drugs between Nigeria and India.

    The Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that the two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday in Abuja.

    He said the Chairman of NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, who signed the MoU on behalf of the agency, said the move represented a robust partnership in efforts to exterminate incidences of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the two countries.

    He said, “this bold step taken by the two agencies is an affirmation of our foresight and commitment to the task of ensuring the safety of our citizens and the global community at large.”

    According to him, the MOU constitutes a fundamental step towards positioning the two countries, India and Nigeria, at the forefront of confronting and dismantling transnational drug trafficking networks.

    “This is with brazen capabilities of outmaneuvering legitimate drug law enforcement.

    “With our understanding of the changing dynamics of the illicit drug problems, locally and globally, every major organisation around the world is working assiduously to curb the menace.

    “They also know that working with partners greatly helps in addressing the trafficking and abuse of narcotic and psychotropic substances,” he said.

    Marwa said the governments of both countries remained committed to eradicating the problem posed by illicit substances, notably synthetic opioids and Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) which posed a potent threat to our citizens.

    He acknowledged the courage exhibited by the two agencies in the course of past meetings that culminated in the MoU.

    The NDLEA boss stressed that the partnership would impact greatly on efforts to prevent illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, precursor chemicals and related matters between the two countries.

    The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria and Head of the Indian delegation, Ambassador Shri Balasubramanian, signed on behalf of his country.

    Balasubramanian said the negative impact of drugs on global financial and political systems was enormous, and that proceeds of drug trafficking were often directed towards terrorism financing.

    The Indian high commissioner observed that drug trafficking did not only affect the health of the individual that consumed it but equally the economy of the country as well as national security.

    He advised that both countries should take advantage of their similar demographic advantage to address substance use problems.

    He added that the liberal trade relations and educational advantages enjoyed by both countries had been negatively applied to further criminal drug trade.

    “I urge that all hands must be on deck to ensure that merchants of death do not succeed in their evil trade,” he said.

    Balasubramanian pledged the commitment of the Indian government to ensure the enforcement of the provisions of the MoU. 

  • Tribunal: Atiku tenders statisticians’ reports against Tinubu

    Tribunal: Atiku tenders statisticians’ reports against Tinubu

    The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday admitted as exhibits, three sets of reports prepared by a group of Statisticians on the electoral forms used during the last presidential election.

    Atiku’s Subpoened witness, PW21, a renowned Statistician, Samuel Oduntan made these reports available during his evidence-in-chief led by counsel to Atiku, Eyitayo Jegede SAN.

    Inspite of objections by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress APC against the testimony of the witness, the Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani admitted the three reports as exhibits.

    At Wednesday’s proceedings, former NBA President, Abubakar Mahmud SAN, Wole Olanipekun SAN and Lateef Fagbemi SAN conducted the case of INEC, Tinubu and APC respectfully.

    Besides opposing the admission of the documents, the three respondents also kicked against the bid to consider the reports as being read in the open court.

    Meanwhile, Justice Tsammani has fixed June 15 for further hearing of the petition especially the cross examination of the witness