Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), the leading counsel of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Uzoukwu vowed to expose the electoral body for allegedly withholding essential documents, alleging that the electoral umpire is probably trying to manipulate the documents, before releasing them. According to him, he will focus on the most important witnesses in the case in the three weeks allotted to his team to present their case. Uzoukwu said this during an interview with journalists Tuesday at the tribunal pre-hearing in Abuja. “We have written five letters indicating to pay and that we’re ready to collect those documents. The letters were duly received and endorsed by INEC. Why are they telling lies to say that we couldn’t pay? This is very unfortunate.“What about the documents we have collected? Don’t we pay for them? Of course, we paid for them and those ones were given to us but refused to give us others,” he said. Obi’s lawyer also said his party would serve INEC a subpoena as soon as hearing resumes May 30 (a day after inauguration), to compel them to produce the documents. The lawyer said his team will manage the three weeks allotted, by focusing on the most essential witnesses that would prove the case. On consolidation of petitions, Uzoukwu explained that all three petitions will be heard together, but each one will maintain its identity.
