He told the tribunal that he resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on 9th December, 2014.
Governor Ortom’s lead Counsel, Israel Olorundare, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, led former PDP Nzorov ward chairman, Felix Agbaka and current APC Nzorov ward chairman in Guma local government area to testify for Ortom at the tribunal.
Agbaka tendered the Governor’s resignation letter from the PDP which he said he received on 9th December, 2014.
Adikpe Ukuremo Ezekiel, APC Nzorov ward chairman stated that he registered Governor Ortom on the same date and issued him a membership card.
The ward chairman who identified both the card and register also stated that he wrote to the local government chairman of the party notifying him about what he described as the big catch and later took the party register to the state secretariat.
He also identified the letter he had written to the local government party chairman.
The letter, alongside all the other documents were admitted and marked accordingly.
The other respondents to the petition, the APC and Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, stated that they would enter their defence and call witnesses tomorrow.
Tribunal chairman, Elizabeth Karatu adjourned the sitting to the next day
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