The Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday admitted more documents tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in evidence.
Among the documents, which were admitted at the tribunal’s sitting in Abuja, are: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Form EC 25 B and Form EC 25 B (1) for various wards in the local government areas.
The tribunal also admitted more voter registers and incident forms in addition to the ones it had earlier received.
PDP’s lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), contended that election was held in the state.
He noted that each form he tendered played specific role during the election.
According to him, Form EC 25 B indicated the areas where electoral materials were distributed to during the April 11 election.
Uche said the Form EC 25 B (1), also called the “Reverse Material Logistic Form”, showed that the election materials used in the poll were submitted to INEC office as required by law.
Uche told the tribunal that the forms were proofs that the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) lied to the tribunal when it alleged that materials were not distributed on the Election Day.
The lawyer said the Form EC 25 B showed how election result sheets, incident forms, voters’ registers and other key election materials were distributed across the state.
He said the documents were tendered to disprove APC’s claim that election result sheets were not distributed on the Election Day.
Uche added that the documents tendered before the tribunal were proofs that the governorship election was held in Rivers State, contrary to the “assertion and propaganda of the APC”.
Meanwhile, the APC Counsel, Mr Akinlolu Olujimi (SAN) has said that he deferred his objection to all the documents tendered till the time he will be given his final address.
The tribunal Chairman, Justice Suleiman Ambursa adjourned sitting to Tuesday, October 13 for the PDP to continue with it defence.
