{"id":275751,"date":"2023-06-22T13:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=275751"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:38:31","slug":"tribunal-us-immigration-lawyer-testifies-against-lagos-deputy-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/22\/tribunal-us-immigration-lawyer-testifies-against-lagos-deputy-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal: US Immigration lawyer testifies against Lagos deputy governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos, reportedly took an oath of allegiance to renounce his Nigerian citizenship in the United States, according to Olubusayo Fasidi, a U.S. immigration lawyer, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Fasidi, a Nigerian, testified before the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Olumide Ayeni (SAN), counsel to the petitioner, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, led her in evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The witness told the tribunal that Hamzat, the petition&#8217;s third respondent, also applied for naturalisation using Forms 8CFR\/337 and N400.<\/p>\n<p>Ayeni presented the documents to the three-person tribunal, but all of the respondents&#8217; counsel objected, claiming that the reason for their objection would be included in their final written addresses.<\/p>\n<p>During cross-examination by Mr Eric Ogiegor, Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the witness said an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/06\/2023-why-i-endorsed-sanwo-olus-second-term-bid-tinubu\/\">individual could enjoy dual citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She, however, said she was not aware of the provision of Nigeria\u2019s 1999 Constitution that dealt with dual citizenship and she was subpoenaed before the tribunal to explain U.S. law and not Nigeria\u2019s Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN), counsel to Hamzat and Lagos State Gov. 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