Tribunal Rejects Edeoga’s Application to Quiz Mbah over Forgery

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has rejected an application filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga, against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Edeoga, in an interlocutory application filed before the tribunal, sought an order to interrogate Mbah over the documents he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission before the governorship election.

The application Edeoga and his party filed through their counsel on June 17, and moved on Thursday, June 22, was refused on Saturday when the tribunal ruled on the application.

Refusing the application in its ruling yesterday, the three-man panel, led by Justice Kudirat Akano, held that the particulars Edeoga was seeking could be obtained either during cross-examination or through the petitioners during evidence.

The tribunal consequently rejected Edeoga’s application and adjourned hearing till July 7.

Meanwhile, while giving the report of the pre-trial, the tribunal gave the petitioners seven days to prove their case, while INEC had two days to call witnesses, with Mbah and his party, the PDP, given four days each.