The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, closed its defence in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election of Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State.
Njoku also tendered three sets of documents, which included a letter, dated February 22, forwarding the BVAS, a document containing the summary of the BVAS devices and another document containing the BVAS’ identification numbers.
When Njoku applied to tender the documents, Ibrahim Sanni Mohammed, who appeared for Ododo, and Ayo Asala, who appeared for the APC, did not object to the admissibility of the exhibits. The lawyer to SDP and Ajaka, Pius Akubo, objected because it was only documents that were tendered without the actual exhibits.
Ruling, the tribunal’s Chairman, Justice Birnin-Kudu, admitted the documents as exhibits and marked them accordingly. The BVAS tendered were about seven local councils, including Okehi, Ajaokuta, Basa, Ogori-Magongo, Lokoja, Adavi and Okene.
