Foreign Deposition Can’t Be Used In Nigeria Without Authentication - Supreme Court

 

The Supreme Court has revealed the type of depositions it can entertain.

 

In a ruling on Thursday, October 26, the apex court said it will only accept depositions if they are authenticated by the court or have signature from the consulate.

 

The court went ahead to dismiss the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP against the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu.

 

On the issue of President Tinubu’s CSU certificate, the apex court rejected new evidence provided by Atiku Abubakar’s legal team.

 

However, in a statement by one of the justices, it was explained why the deposition was not allowed.

 

He said that the deposition made by the Registrar of the Chicago State University (CSU), Caleb Westberg, was not authenticated.

 

He further argued that the deposition had no seal by the court, or signature by the consulate to affirm the authenticity of its origin.