THE CABLE
Olubusayo Fasidi, an immigration lawyer in the United States, has testified before the Lagos state election petition tribunal.
Fasidi appeared before the tribunal on Thursday and was led in evidence by Olumide Ayeni, counsel to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the last election.
The immigration lawyer told the tribunal that Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos deputy governor, who is the third respondent, applied for naturalisation of US citizenship as contained in forms 8CFR/337 and N400.
She claimed that Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the US to renounce his Nigerian citizenship.
According to NAN, Ayeni tendered documents to the three-member tribunal but counsel to all the respondents objected.
The counsels said the reasons for their objection will be included in their final written addresses.
During cross-examination by Eric Ogiegor, counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the immigration lawyer said that an individual could enjoy dual citizenship.
