Anambra Guber: Tribunal Rejects AIT’s DVD In Evidence

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Anambra Guber: Tribunal Rejects AIT’s DVD In Evidence

Okechukwu Obeta

— April 3, 2014

After heated arguments that lasted for about two days between legal luminaries representing opposing parties as to the admissibility or otherwise of the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) sought to be tendered by Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), counsel for Senator Chris Ngige, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 16, 2013 governorship election in  Anambra State, the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka yesterday rejected the document in evidence.
In his ruling after listening to arguments by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, (SAN), counsel to Governor Willie Obiano who is the third respondent in the matter, Chief Gbenga Awomolo (SAN) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Anambra State, as well as O.J Nnadi (SAN) for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the tribunal chairman, Justice Ishaq Bello said the condition for admitting the evidence which is a disc containing computer generated information on the said governorship election by Daar Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) is that it shall be presented by the maker, otherwise, it lacks any value.
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