Osun state Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday admitted a fresh set of vital documentary evidence as exhibits through which Governor Gboyega Oyetola is seeking to fault the declaration of former senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The documents admitted were another set of Form EC8As which are election results for 10 Wards in Egbedore local government , 11 wards in Ejigbo local government , 10 wards in Ilesa West local government and 11 wards in Irepodun local government.
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are challenging the declaration of Adeleke as winner of the gubernatorial election held in the state on July 16 .
It will be recalled that the tribunal had on Tuesday admitted the first set of exhibits against INEC, Adeleke and the PDP.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, counsel for Oyetola, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) informed the tribunal that another schedule, containing the list of other documents to be tendered had been given to the respondents’ counsels adding that they had jointly cross-checked the documents.
He then applied to tender the documentary evidence as exhibits as listed on the schedule.
Counsels for Adeleke, Niyi Owolade, PDP, Nathaniel Oke (SAN) and INEC, Olakunle Faokunla confirmed that they had truly cross-checked the schedule and the documents listed therein.
They however objected to the admissibility of the documents and noted that they would canvass argument in their final written addresses.
The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume, in his ruling admitted all the evidence and marked them as exhibits.
After the ruling, the Petitioners’ counsel informed the tribunal that the respondents have been furnished with another schedule of the documents to be tendered at the next hearing.
Counsels for all respondents confirmed they have been served and said they would use the schedule to cross-check the documentary evidence before they are tendered.
The tribunal subsequently adjourned the continuation of hearing until tomorrow, Thursday.
‘We will continue the tendering of documents tomorrow and as we have said, this case is majorly going to be document-based’ one of the Petitioners’ counsels, Yomi Aliu said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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