Kogi West senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has closed his case at the election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.
Melaye and the PDP are challenging the outcome of the election held on November 16, 2019 and won by Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Party (APC).
The petitioners closed their case on Thursday after calling a witness identified as Pastor Femi Obalemo.
The cleric, who claimed to be an accountant, told the tribunal that he visited 50 polling units during the election.
The witness was, however, silent when reminded that electoral laws do not permit candidates and their agents to move around from one polling unit to the other during an election.
Obalemo then said he was part of those who, as earlier ordered by the tribunal, inspected the materials used for the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
When asked to identify his signature among those on the documents he claimed to have inspected, Obalemo said he was not one of those who signed because he travelled out of the country.
Justice Isa Sambo adjourned the case until April 28 for continuation of hearing.
The first respondent, INEC, is expected to open its case on the next adjourned date.
