Osun Tribunal: APC Fails to Stop Tribunal from Admitting Pictures, Video Evidence

It was the turn of Labour party (LP) and African Democratic
Congress (ADC) agents to testify before the Osun State Governorship
Election Tribunal Monday.

The two witnesses during the course of their cross examination
stood their ground and were adamant that the supplementary election
was marred by series of violence. Spirited attempts by the
respondent’s lawyers to throw them off balance was stoutly rebuffed
by the witnesses.

However, the main drama of the day started when the All
Progressives Comgress (APC) lawyers tried to prevent the tribunal
from admitting picture evidence showing how one of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) supporters from Ife South was brutalised by
agents of the APC whose names he subsequently gave to the tribunal.
The pictures were later admitted as evidence by the tribunal.

The drama did not end there as APC lawyers in their unanimous
decision again decided to stop the tribunal from allowing PDP legal
team to tender and play a video evidence in support of their claims
that the run-off election was marred by violence. But after series
of arguments by the lawyers from both sides, the tribunal took its
stand and admitted the video.

Though the petitioners were unable to play the video tape,
arrangements for the video evidence to be played at tomorrow’s
(today) sitting.

Proceedings at the tribunal continue today.