LP Legal Counsel Team Brought HD Tv to Court! We Didn’t Come To Play!

Justices Have Arrived Counsel Representation Ongoing! LP Legal Team is Being Ably Led Today By Dr Livy Uzoukwu!

Also Here Are Awa Kalu SAN, PIN Ikwueto SAN, J.S Okutepa SAN & Paul Ananaba SAN!

For 1st Respondents (INEC) : Kemi Pinheiro , Steve Adehi, TM Inua, Alhassan Umar ( ALL SAN) 2nd and 3rd (Tinubu and Shett): Akin Olujimi (lead) , Yusuf Ali, Emmanuel Ukala, Mike Igbokwe (ALL SAN) There Are Fewer Counsel in Court Today!

Fourth Respondent(INEC) : Babatunde Fashanu, Adeniji Kashim, Prof Lawal Yusuf (All SAN)

A Subpoenaed Witness Has Been Called Up, He’s A SoftWare Engineer JS Okutepa SAN, Says He’s From Channels’ TV This is LP’s Third Witness So Far!

The Witness, Lucky Isawode , works with Channels Tv as a senior reporter and editor He was served subpoena on 30th May and 6th June , 2023. All Respondents have NO OBJECTIONS to the Subpoena!

The Subpoena Has Been ADMITTED by Court and Tagged as Exh PBH 1 & 2! Witness wants to Adopt his Witness Statement on Oath But All Respondents Have OPPOSED! They Say his witness Statement on oath should have been filed earlier!

There was an ensuing argument relying on 4.5.1 of the schedule to the Electoral Act The Respondents say the subpoena was just filed today and the witness wasn’t even listed at all, hence he’s incompetent! LP then replied, citing cases like Ararume v. INEC and PDP v. Okogbuo LPELR (2019) 489989.

Still Arguing Back & Forth Of Course That’s What Courts Are Meant For .

LP is citing cases upon cases One other very important case mentioned to justify why the subpoena was filed today and the witness competent to testify is Tajudeen Bello v. Odofin 2021 LPELR 55941 (CA)!

JS Okutepa SAN, Is on fire with the arguments While citing preceding cases relating to this matter, he also mentioned that the subpoenaed witnesses are contained in pages 42 of LP’s petition He just rounded up with Oni v. Fayemi to buttress the fact that the rules of court cannot override the rule of fair hearing!

4th respondents (APC), has said the authority cited by JS Okutepa is not related to the issue at hand Ruling is RESERVED till judgement day which is in sometime in August NB: Check my pinned tweet for breakdown of timeline!

So the witness is with a video of Mahmood and Festus Okoye It may be played today. Let’s see!

LP Applied to tender another video NO Objection from All Respondents Court has ADMITTED and Tagged as Exh PBH4!

JS Okutepa SAN Has Applied to Play the First Video Well, all respondents have objected asking that the flash drive be served to enable them prepare,

JS Okutepa SAN said it was pleaded, listed and cited as a case as well Court said the case is irrelevant Justice is writing.

The 2nd and 3rd respondents (BAT/SHETT) are OBJECTING to the video being played That They they should have been served the video first and that the Law frowns against springing up of surprises! 4th respondent (APC) said NO OBJECTION! Court has ADMITTED it and tagged as Exh PBH 3.

Court admitted the videos but objects to the 1st one (as applied), being played saying it should actually have been served the other parties Court is Hereby ADJOURNED Till Tomorrow, Saturday June 10th, 2023 by 2pm!

Courtesy: Pearls TV/Miss Pearls

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