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Form EC8A Document from Benue State Has just Been Submitted by a Labour Party Counsel!
There’s been a back and forth regarding the scheduling of documents filed in court.
These scheduling is for the tendering of documents filed in court
The court is STANDING DOWN for 10 mins for LP to file the schedule which makes it easier to tender documents!
In Case You Forgot
There MUST be Back and Forth Arguments in Court
It’s Normal
That’s Why it’s a Court
What Do You Expect? 🤷♀️
After 10 Mins Break (Albeit More , Lol)
We Back! 🔥
Labour Party Counsel Will Present Evidence from 21 LGAs in Rivers State Starting with Andoni with 18 EC8A!
Transcript of The Proceedings: AwaKalu – Emeka Okpoko will conduct the proceedings.
INEC – I wish to draw your attention to the fact that whilst registering appearances, the petitioners just served us a schedule contrary to the court order.
LP: My lord we already filed a schedule and served on all the respondents. This one is just a guide which was not filed
Court: INEC do you have the documents served INEC: yes. Court: So what’s the issue? Proceed.
LP: We wish to tender documents from Benue.
Court: So you wish to tender these documents for all 36 states?
LP: No my Lord , just about 18 states
Court: So you will tender documents on Form EC8As, EC8bs and EC8cs ?
LP: Sorry my Lords
Court: They are all certified copies of the 23 Local governments of Benue state? (Court Stood down for 10 mins)
LP: We ask for permission of your Lordships to start with Rivers. We want to tender from the bar, the electoral documents and we’ll see No of EC8AS, Wards, Remarks and Exhibit space for your Lordship to mark.
Court: We will spend the whole 3 weeks tendering documents at this rate because you are doing them local government by Local government of 18 states?
LP: My Lords permit me to tender them state by state then instead of by Local governments. Court: How many Local governments in Rivers state do you wish to tender documents from?
LP: 21 states.
Court: Can you list the states?
LP: they are:
1. Andonni 2. Emohua 3. Ahorda West 4. Asaritoru 5. Kana 6. Ikwerre 7. Okpokpo 8. Okpoko/Mporul 9. Tai 10. Gokana 11. Akokutoru 12. Etche 13. Okugbolo 14. Omuma 15. Oba-Edenma Ndoni 16. Degema
LP: There is a mix up and for now we will tender 16 documents.
INEC: My Lord we oppose all the documents being tendered. This is in the motion we filed attacking paragraphs of the petition. 2/3rd Respondent: 2/3rd
Respondent: We are objecting to these documents being tendered and well advance our objection at the fullness of time.
4th Respondent: We shall be objecting to their admissibility and thereby state our reasons at the time of our address.
Unfortunately, these lies the hope of Millions of Nigerians whose mandate was stolen…. All the legal back and forth?… No wahala…