Tribunal admits Atiku’s BVAS documents, result sheets

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted more documents in the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging the February 25 election.

The five-member panel of justices on Wednesday admitted the C.T.C of form EC8 series from local governments of Bayelsa, Kaduna, and Kogi states submitted under the second schedule to the exhibits tendered by the PDP.

The panel also admitted BVAS accreditation and data reports of 33 states of the country.

However, counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kemi Pinheiro (SAN); counsel to the Bola Tinubu, Emmanuel Ukala (SAN); and counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) all objected to the admissibility of the documents.

Counsel to the PDP, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) informed the court that they will remove Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, and Kogi states from the list of states to be tendered. 

But Pinheiro said the commission is opposed to the admissibility of exhibits for Kogi, Sokoto, and Rivers states.

Earlier, the panel adjourned the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi till Thursday after the party’s counsel; Awa Kalu (SAN) informed the panel that they could not present their schedule of exhibits due to the ill-health of the staff in their secretariat.