There was a mild drama at the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel.
Four witnesses from Adavi local government area of the state gave their evidence for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), before the three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu.
The witnesses, when called, gave virtually the same narration regarding what transpired where they voted even though they were in different polling units during the November 11, 2023 governorship poll.
The four witnesses, like the previous ones, adopted their witness depositions on oath.
However, during cross-examination by the counsel to respondents, they made claims different from what was in the witness depositions.
When shown their deposition, they disowned it, saying it was not written by them while also confirming that they were not polling agents but random voters.
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