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An Officer of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Yahaya Isah Muhammad on Wednesday flooped while testifying in favour of Peter Mba, Enugu PDP Gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, at the election Petitions Tribunal sitting in the state.
Mr. Yahaya who said during cross examination that he is the Deputy Director Strategy of the DSS, was subpoenaed to appear before the Tribunal.
He however admitted his deposition was not authorized or signed by the Director General of the Department Of State Services, DSS.
A six page report he tendered before the Tribunal was neither stamped nor written in DSS letter-headed paper.
The DSS officer further admitted he was not aware that Mbah was Chief of staff as at the time he should be serving as a Corp member in Lagos.
Daily Gazette recall that no other authority or institution can authenticate or validate an already disclaimed certificate by the issuing authority.
The three-man tribunal headed by Honourable Justice Akano however adjourned the matter to Thursday, 20th July 2023 for the continuation of the trial.
