The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has been ordered by the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to appear before it on Friday.
This is coming sequel to an application made by Barr Alex Amujiogo, the counsel to the candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Elder Christopher Agu, the PRP candidate of the PRP, is in court seeking to upturn the declaration of Governor Mbah, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the State.
Agu is also claiming that Mbah was not qualified to contest, having allegedly forged National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, discharge certificate, among other issues.
Meanwhile, at the resumed hearing, the PRP’s counsel, Amujiogo informed the tribunal that Mbah was supposed to be in court as a subpoenaed witness.
He, however, said from the affidavit deposed to by the bailiff of the Tribunal, it had been difficult to serve Mbah the summon, while moving an application, urging the Tribunal to grant a substituted service of the summon on Mbah through his counsel.
Although the application was opposed by the three respondents, the INEC, Mbah as well as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the grounds that it was supposed to come by way of motion, supported by an affidavit during pre-trial session, they were overruled by the Tribunal.
Justice K. M. Akano, the chairman of the Panel, then ordered that the subpoena be served on Mbah through his counsel and that he should appear before the Tribunal tomorrow, June 23, 2023.