Tinubu, INEC, APC Ask Tribunal To Dismiss Atiku’s Documents

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have opposed the admissibility of documents tendered as evidence in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abubakar Atiku,  seeking to remove Tinubu from office.

During the proceeding yesterday before the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), Atiku, through his counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), said the team has prepared a second schedule of documents to be tendered.

He said the documents dated May 30 and filed on May 31 were fully served on the parties involved.

Among the documents tendered in evidence by the petitioners through Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) were certified true copies of Form EC8A downloaded from INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Form EC8As are sheets used for collection of results at the polling units level.

The documents numbered as No1- No1A are certification of compliance for 17 local governments of Abia State.

He also tendered form EC8A for eight local government areas (LGAs) of Bayelsa State, EC8A for 23 LGAs of Kaduna State, EC8A for 20 LGAs of Ogun State, as well as that of 23 LGAs of Kogi State.

In their separate response, the respondents, Tinubu, APC and INEC, through their counsel, objected to the admissibility of all documents relating to five local governments in Kogi States namely Olamuboro, Ofu, Omala, Okohi and Ajaokuta.

The petitioners further tendered form EC40G for Kaduna State, which is the form where INEC inputs the number of all polling units that were cancelled or voters couldn’t vote.

Finally, they tendered the print of Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) and accreditation data with details, including time stamps for 33 states.

INEC, through its counsel, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), objected to all except for Kogi, Sokoto and Rivers state.

The petitioners’ counsel prayed the court to deem the documents as read pursuant to provisions of paragraph 46(A) of the first schedule of the electoral Act.

The respondents, however, declined giving consent that the documents be deemed as read, having objected to their admissibility.

Having tendered the documents, the chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, admitted them as evidence.

Justice Tsammani subsequently adjourned the case until Thursday for continuation of proceedings.