Presidential Poll: Court admits academic, work records in evidence against Tinubu

June 23, (THEWILL) – The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), Abuja, has admitted in evidence, certified copies of a B.Sc certificate from the Chicago State University, an NYSC Discharge Certificate and Mobil Nigeria Oil Plc certificate of service, among others, allegedly belonging to President Bola Tinubu.

The academic and work records were tendered in Court on Friday, by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku and the PDP are challenging the outcome of the February 25 Presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu as President.

The PDP had brought the documents through a Private Legal Practitioner, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, subpoenaed as witness.

According to the petitioners, the documents were purportedly obtained by Tinubu, but bore the name ‘Bola Adekunle Tinubu’.

Led in evidence by the lead Counsel to PDP, Chris Uche, the witness also tendered forms EC13 and EC9 nomination forms and the letters written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as attachments.

The witness referenced among others, certified true copies of form EC9 (Nomination letter of Tinubu, receipt of payment for certification, witness application letter, requesting for the documents, INEC’s Letter of response, Certificate from Chicago university belonging to the 2nd respondent (Tinubu), NYSC discharge certificate belonging to the 2nd respondent, with the name Tinubu Bola Adekunle, Certificate of service from Mobile Oil Nigeria PLC., and Party Membership card.

The witness also tendered, academic records from Chicago university, a copy of the subpoena served on the Chicago university, the original academic records and degree certificate, original admission letter, original transcript from South west college to the school Tinubu attended, given to Chicago university with the gender referred to as Female.

He also tendered a notarised judgement of USA for criminal forfeiture of assets of Tinubu and the cover note authorising it. Furthermore, extracts of a Guinea passport and the certificate of compliance for Tinubu were also presented.

When the lead counsel to PDP applied to tender the documents, all the respondents including Counsel to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud; Tinubu, Emmanuel Ukala and the APC, Lateef Fagbemi, all objected to the admissibility of the documents.

Under cross-examination by Counsel to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud, the witness said he has not spent too much money even as he tries to bring the truth to Nigerians.

The PDP also presented in evidence: a Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 25 LGAs in Delta state, Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 13 LGA’s in Ebonyi state, Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 18 LGAs in Edo state., Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 17 LGAs in Enugu state, Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 27 LGAs in Imo state and Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 21 LGAs in Kogi state