The Labour Party candidate in the March 18 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has presented over 20,000 documents before the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
Through his lead counsel, Dr Olumide Ayeni, the petitioner presented the documents which were stacked in 13 boxes alongside his schedule of exhibits.
The tribunal subsequently directed the petitioner to allow all the respondents access to the documents.
The tribunal also adjourned till Wednesday for the petitioner to call his first witness in proof of his petition.
Before the adjournment of proceedings, the counsel to the petitioner, Dr. Ayeni, had sought to move an application to allow the petitioner to tender, use and rely on certain documents including a report of inspection, sworn witnesses of certain persons listed on its application as well as other electoral documents used or purportedly used in the election which is the subject matter of the petition.
In his response, Charles Edosomwan (SAN), who represented INEC, the first respondent in the suit, described the application as “a ground-moving motion”.
