The Ekiti Governorship Election Tribunal was on Tuesday forced to adjourn until Wednesday due to the inability of the respondents to complete inspection of electoral materials the petitioners tendered. The petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate in the Ekiti July 14 governorship election, Prof. Olusola Kolapo had approached the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election. The respondents in the suit are the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi, the eventual winner of the election and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adebayo Adelodun (SAN), a member of the petitioners’ legal team, sought for adjournment after he tendered some certified true copies of Permanent Voters’ Registers (PVRs) for three local government areas. Adelodun sought for the adjournment as the respondents were yet to complete inspection of the materials already tendered. Justice Suleiman Belgore, chairman of the tribunal, adjourned the cas...

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