Legal tussle for Abia north: Ohuabunwa calls 39 witnesses to testify against Kalu

Mr Mike Onyeka, Counsel for Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP) in his petition challenging the election of Sen. Orji Kalu (APC) for Abia North Senatorial District, said the petitioner had so far called 39 witnesses in the case.
Onyeka said this while briefing newsmen in Umuahia at the end of Tuesday’s proceedings in Panel II of the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia.
He said that the petitioner called eight witnesses on Tuesday and had 10 more left to close his case.
He confirmed that the alleged missing exhibits, which forced the tribunal to adjourn last Tuesday, had been found intact and had been used for the purpose they were intended.
On his part, Kalu’s lead counsel, Mr Kelvin Nwufo (SAN), said that they were happy with the pieces of evidence by two of the petitioner’s witnesses which, he said, were in favour of APC.
Also, Counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr Kadizua Okoroafor, expressed confidence that the tribunal will help to ensure that justice was done in the petition.
Okoroafor said that it was not true that exhibits in the custody of the panel got missing last week.
He said that on the contrary, the exhibits were kept in a file which was not readily available at the time the petitioners counsel called for them.
Meanwhile, the tribunal has adjourned to Monday, July 29 for the petitioner to continue with his witnesses. (NAN)