Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, who alleged that the election that produced Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was rigged, yesterday closed his case. Edoga is also praying the tribunal to disqualify Mbah over an alleged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate forgery.
The LP candidate closed his case after he tendered documentary evidence and called 30 witnesses that testified before the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Enugu. Among the exhibits he tendered before the court were polling unit results (form EC8A) in all the areas in contention; ward collation results (form EC8B) in the affected areas and summary of the results as well as the declaration of the results. The petitioners also tendered, among others, the NYSC produced documents of Oma and Partners; form EC9 of Chijioke Edeoga and
Governor Peter Mbah as well as the BVAS machines, which were brought to court by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who was subpoenaed to appear before the court yesterday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) counsel, Mr. H.
Okoli, applied for a date to open their defence. The tribunal Chairman, Justice M. K. Akano, adjourned the matter till tomorrow for INEC to open its defence.