The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has informed the presidential election petition
tribunal of its decision to close its case.
The opposition party made the
announcement after presenting its last witness, Osita Chidoka. Mr Chidoka is a
former aviation minister and was the national collation agent for the PDP
during the presidential election.
With the appearance of Mr Chidoka,
the petitioners presented 62 witnesses before the tribunal.
Speaking during his
cross-examination, Mr Chidoka said INEC officials had noted during the
collation of results that the central server existed and had been used by the
commission.
He, however, added that he never saw
the server in person.
Notable among the documents tendered
by the PDP was the 5,196 result sheets and other documents presented by the
petitioners on July 4 when they opened their case and 26,175 tendered the
following day, July 5.
On Friday, the party tendered an
additional 1,353 result sheets and documents of certification as part of
efforts to prove its case.
The tribunal adjourned to July 29
for respondents to open their defence.
Details later…
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