Elections Tribunal Turns Down APC Witness

The Legislative Election Petitions Tribunal for Ekiti State on Saturday, declined the APC lawyer from leading one Mr Aderemi Akinlade in evidence, at the sitting of the tribunal in Ado-Ekiti.

The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice A. Erahor, turned down the request at the resumed hearing of a petition challenging the election of Sen. Fatimah Raji-Rasaki (PDP- Ekiti Central)

NAN reports that Akinlade was subpoenaed at the request of APC and its candidate, Mr Gbenga Olofin, in the Ekiti Central Senatorial District election.

Erahor in a ruling held that the witness was issued with ‘subpoena duces-tecum’ in which a witness summon is required to tender only documents and therefore, he cannot be put on oath in the witness box to give evidence.