Senate President Bukola Saraki has closed his defence at the Kwara state Legislative Houses Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
Kwara central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq (petitioner) in the March 28th Presidential/National Assembly elections is challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Bukola Saraki at tribunal.
Counsel to Saraki, Malam Yusuf Ali (SAN) on Monday closed his defence without calling for any witness, but his APC counterpart, Abdulwahab Bamidele requested for short adjournment to enable him call forth their witnesses.
Petitioner’s counsel, Francis Obumse also closed his case, giving way to respondents’ counsels for defence.
Four witnesses called by the petitioner all testified before the tribunal during the five days allotted for PDP candidate to prove his case.
The tribunal admitted two additional exhibits; the exhibits include stubs/counterfeits of used ballot papers in respect of senatorial election in Kwara Central and the Issued but unused ballot papers in the election were marked as Exhibits P5 and P6.
Justice Josiah Majebi-led three-man tribunal, however, adjourned the petition till today (Wednesday) for continuation of defence.
Saraki had at the previous sitting opposed the tendering of electoral documents, arguing that the documents were not listed or referred to in any of the deposition of the witness.
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