National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos has struck out a case of contempt against a lawyer, Oladotun Hassan who falsely alleged that documents tendered in the tribunal by Segun Adewale, the PDP candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District against the election of Solomon Adeola has been stolen by the lawyers of Adeola, APC and INEC.
Hassan, representing the Concerned Stakeholders of Lagos West Senatorial District had petitioned the chairman of the tribunal, Justice S. C. Oriji, alleging that the team of APC lawyers led by Dr. Muiz Banire conspired with both INEC lawyers and officials of the tribunal to steal vital documents which were duly tendered as evidence and the same was published in Daily Independent Newspaper as well as on the social media.
Adeola’s counsel, Kunle Adegoke had file a contempt case against Barrister Hassan and at the last sitting of the Tribunal, Justice Oriji ordered that a retraction of the false allegation be published by Daily Independent before he can rule on the culpability and possible sanction for the erring lawyer.
The tribunal chairman however ordered that his apology letter in whole should be published in Daily Independent newspaper on or before Tuesday 25th, 2015.
