The commencement of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) defence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was delayed this morning due to the absence of its first witness. INEC, as the first respondent in the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP), was scheduled to begin its defence today.
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During the case mention at around 9:30 am, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), the lawyer representing INEC, informed the court that their witness for the day was unavailable due to some family issues, although they had planned to call three witnesses within three days.
Consequently, Mahmoud requested an adjournment until Tuesday to allow the witness to attend court. The lawyers representing the other parties in the case, including Livy Uzoukwu (SAN) for Obi/LP, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma, and Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), did not object to the request.
Presiding Justice Haruna Tsammani ruled in favor of the adjournment and scheduled the next hearing for Tuesday at 9 am.
The court has temporarily adjourned, with a promise to reconvene at 2 pm to address the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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