Tribunal Invites Gov Mbah

Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has invited Governor Peter Mbah to appear before it today.

This followed an application made by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, through its counsel, Barr Alex Amujiogo.

The candidate of the PRP, Elder Christopher Agu, is in court seeking to upturn the declaration of Mbah as the winner of the March 18 governorship election.

He claims that Mbah was not qualified to contest the election, having allegedly forged National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate, among other issues.

At the resumed hearing, the PRP’s counsel, Amujiogo told the tribunal that Mbah was supposed to be in court as a subpoenaed witness.

He, however, said from the affidavit deposed to by the bailiff of the tribunal, it had been difficult to serve Mbah the summon.

Amujiogo then moved an application, urging the tribunal to grant a substituted service of the summon on Mbah through his counsel.

Although the application was opposed by the three respondents, the INEC, Mbah as well as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the grounds that it was supposed to come by way of motion, supported by an affidavit during pre-trial session, they were overruled by the tribunal.

The chairman of the panel, Justice K. M. Akano ordered that the subpoena be served on Mbah through his counsel and that he should appear before the tribunal today.