The judge adjourned the matter until March 9 for a hearing.
“I urge the public to remain patient as we navigate through this process with diligence and transparency,” he said.
Mr Fintiri advised the members not to be deterred but to put in their commitment and sacrifice for the PDP’s victory in the Edo governorship election.
A rights group claimed that the Buhari regime’s school feeding programme during the COVID-19 lockdown was a scam.
The five-member panel presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani reserved judgment to a date that will be communicated to parties after parties adopted their final written addresses.
The court condemned Mr Makinde’s impunity, imperial and undemocratic tendencies.
The witness said he relied on forms EC8As, EC8B, EC8C, EC8D, EC8E and BVAS reports released by INEC to arrive at his findings.
The court, however, ruled that the victim is not a minor before adjourning the matter till early August.
