Tribunal views Obi’s first video evidence against Tinubu’s election

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, June 10, viewed the first video evidence presented by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Obi and the 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), Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

At the resumed hearing of the petition on Saturday, the two videos were played before the court.

The court had earlier admitted the flash drive of the videos in evidence.

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The two videos were produced through two subpoenas dated May 30 and June 6 which were served on Channels TV.

The first video was interviews with the chairman of INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on the preparation for the election, while the second video was that of the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye.

The videos were tendered through a subpoenaed witness from Channels TV, Lucky Obowo-Isawode.

All respondents in the petition objected to the videos but reserved their responses to their final written addresses.

The petitioners through their counsel, Jubrin Okitepa tendered in evidence form EC40GEU from six Local Government Areas of Benue State.

They further tendered form EC40OG(1) from one LGA of Benue State and a copy of INEC certified true copy of the form in respect of the state.

The court marked and admitted all in evidence.

All the respondents’ counsel objected to the videos but reserved their responses to their final written addresses.

The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, therefore, adjourned until Tuesday, June 13, for further hearing of the petition.

The Star