Tribunal: Senate Majority Leader, Bamidele Appears as Tinubu’s First Witness in Obi’s Petition

• In the heat of the Wednesday, July 4, tribunal session, President Bola Tinubu continued his defence against the petition filed by Peter Obi
• Surprisingly, Senator Michael Bamidele, the newly elected Senate Majority Leader, was called upon as Tinubu's witness
• Bamidele, the sole witness of the president, told the 5-member panel of judges that APC's votes were deducted in the Kano presidential polls

FCT, Abuja - The newly elected Senate majority leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, appeared before the presidential election petition tribunal as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's first witness in the petition filed against him by Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.

As TheCable reported, the Ekiti Central senatorial district lawmaker appeared before the tribunal on Wednesday, July 5.

During his testimony, Senator Bamidele disclosed that 10,929 votes were deducted from the votes by APC in Kano state.

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The lawmaker, who stood as the only witness for the president and his vice, also said the allegations of drug conviction against Tinubu in the United States had no ounce of truth in them.

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Senator Bamidele stated that no charges were filed against President Tinubu in the United States.

Meanwhile, the legal attorney to the president and vice president, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), tendered 18 sets of documents for admission as evidence for the defence of the petition against his clients before the five-member panel of the tribunal.

Also speaking at the tribunal session, the legal attorney for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), disclosed that he was satisfied with the evidence from the second and third respondents, adding that he would not be calling any witnesses.

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Meanwhile, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele's political stint can be traced back to the early 90s when he was practising as a lawyer in Lagos State.

Early in his career, he held two positions under the administration of the then-governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In 2023, he was declared the Senate majority leader under the administration of his former principal, President Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng