Attempt by Governor Emmanuel Udom of
Akwa Ibom State to stop the witnesses
of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
governorship candidate in April 11
gubernatorial election, Chief Umana
Umana, to testify against him failed
yesterday at the state election petition
tribunal in Abuja.
The tribunal dismissed the request by
the governor that all the APC witnesses
be disqualified from testifying against
him on the ground that they used initials
in place of their names in their
statements on oath billed to be used to
prosecute a petition challenging his
election on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Sadiq
Umar, while giving ruling on the request
by the governor and PDP, said that the
request was strange and cannot be
supported by any law.
Justice Umar while dismissing the
request, agreed with the submission of
Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), counsel
to the petitioner that the witnesses have
the right under the law to use their
initials or acronym on their statements
on oath.

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what a lame xcuse,well,what do you xpect from a drowning man?

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