ILORIN, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Legislative Houses Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting Ilorin at the weekend admitted three exhibits in the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kwara Central, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Abdulrasak against Senator Bukola Saraki of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Abdulrasak is challenging Saraki’s victory at the National Assembly election held on March 28, 2015.
The Chairman of the three-man Tribunal, Justice Josiah Majebi marked the exhibits as tendered by the petitioner’s counsel.
Counsels to the respondents, Yusuf Ali SAN (1st), Abdulwahab Bamidele (2nd) and Alarape Salman SAN for the third respondents all reserved the objections to the documents tendered.
Thirteen envelopes containing certified true copy of used ballot papers were marked as ‘Exhibits P2’; Certified True Copy of Data Print-outs from Electronic Card Readers was marked ‘Exhibits P3’; while Four Volumes of Report of Forensic Analysis carried on electoral materials used in four local governments in Kwara Central were admitted as ‘Exhibits P4’.
Meanwhile, the third Petitioner’s Witness (PW3), Mrs. Nkolly Asika Obumse, gave witness before the Tribunal on Saturday.
She is a Forensic Analyst who carried out analysis on the electoral materials.
When cross-examined, the analyst explained that she carried out the job mainly on the electoral materials used in the polls.
The expert also denied allegation that an official stamp of INEC was found in the pocket of one Mr. Alex, a member of the team of Forensic Experts when visited for inspection of materials in Ilorin.
However, the Tribunal has adjourned the petition till August 10 for continuation of hearing.
