The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday disallowed a subpoenaed witness called by the Independent National Electoral Commission from testifying in a petition challenging the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the witness was Prof. Toyin Ogundipe who was the Oyo State Returning Officer in the March 9 governorship election in the state.

The tribunal led by Justice Muhammed Sirajo said that INEC’s statement of oath and list of witnesses submitted to the tribunal did not include Ogundipe’ name.

Sirajo said that INEC also failed to indicate whether an official or subpoenaed witness would be called to testify in the matter.

“This witness cannot testify for INEC in this matter,” the tribunal ruled.

Earlier, counsel to INEC, Mr Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), had told the tribunal that the subpoenaed witness was an official witness who was not under the control of the commission.

He, however, said that Electoral Act paragraphs 41 to 48 allow the tribunal to use its discretion on the issue and allow the witness to testify.

Kehinde argued that the witness had been the INEC returning officer who was critically involved in the election and urged the tribunal to allow him to testify.

But counsel to Adebayo Adelabu, the APC flagbearer, Mr Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), said there should be a granted application before the tribunal can allow a subpoenaed witness to appear before it.

Fashanu said that the discretion to be exercised by the tribunal must be based on an existing law and must be exercised judiciously.

He urged the tribunal to disallow the witness.

NAN reports that the tribunal had taken a break to resume later in the day as at the time of this report.

NAN also reports that Adelabu and his party are challenging the declaration of Makinde, the PDP candidate, as the governor of Oyo State by INEC during the March 9 governorship election.

The other respondents in the matter are INEC and the PDP.




Read more here https://thickmatch.com/oyo-gov-tribunal-disallows-inecs-witness-testifying/

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Waste of resources and time.... They should use the legal fees to declare free Amala for all at sky lolo joint in bodija

Oyo indigenes have chosen the person they want to lead them.

All these is nothing but time wasting.

Seyi should start working and move Oyo state forward ASAP.

God bless Oyo state.

God bless Nigeria.

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Too many dictators in this regime...

post=80079918:
Oyo indigenes have chosen the person they want to lead them.

All these is nothing but time wasting.

Seyi should start working and move Oyo state forward ASAP.

God bless Oyo state.

God bless Nigeria.

Mai suya,how much you dey sell your suya?

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amzee:

Mai suya,how much you dey sell your suya?

[s]Same amount amzee popsy paid for momsy's bride price![/s]

Forgive him.

Okay

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Same amount amzee popsy paid for momsy's bride price!

Its too early to start displaying your stupidity. Receive sense.

dadebayo1:
Waste of resources and time.... They should use the legal fees to declare free Amala for all at sky lolo joint in bodija

Are you minding the dreamer? Instead of preparing for the next election he's busy wasting he's time at the tribunal

post=80079918:
Oyo indigenes have chosen the person they want to lead them.

All these is nothing but time wasting.

Seyi should start working and move Oyo state forward ASAP.

God bless Oyo state.

God bless Nigeria.

Trying to sound objective. But too late.

Just passing by.

Firefire:



Trying to sound objective. But too late.

Trying to sound friendly and civil.
But too late for you.
You are a loser with Atiku already!

Go back to your curses, swearing and gutter languages as you did prior the election.

Him wan dey form familiarity.
We told you, you will crawl on the grass at last fire!
Too late for you boy!

amzee:

Its too early to start displaying your stupidity.
Receive sense.

Lol ..D reply pain am inside bone!
Next time you will keep ya mouth shut and lie down jejely on top your mat in your village amzee.

No dey start wetin u no fit finish.
U go dey alright las las

donprinyo:
Sleepless night for tinubu

Tinubu kill you there. The witness was to testify against APC by defending the results of the election.
That is what INEC is expected to do in all the petitions, defend the results of all the elections in all the Tribunals no matter the winner or loser. That was why INEC wanted to call the Oyo State Returning Officer to testify that the result he announced was correct, this will definitely be a witness against the APC which is challenging the results of the election.

Unfortunately for INEC, the Tribunal did not allow the INEC witness who incidentally was the Returning Officer for the election under contention to testify. Therefore, if anyone is going to be having sleepless night, it is the PDP and the governor elect.

Tinubu is too big to have sleepless night. He is the god of Politics just as we have Ogun the god of iron, Sango the god of thunder, Osun the goddess of river. If you offend Sango, thunder will strike you (not you my brother), likewise anyone that offend Osun will carried away by the river, any politician who offends Tinubu the god of politics will be humiliated at the polls and retired permanently in politics, that is what happened to Saraki, Atiku, Obasanjo, Goatluck Jonathan, Namadi Sambo, Peter Odili, Donald Duke, Lucky Igbinedion, Bode George, Jimi Agbaje, Sheu Sani, Rabiu Kwakwaso, Gbenga Daniel, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, F9 parallel a.k.a. Ade the dancer, e.t.c. They all disrespected and disregarded the god of politics and they were humiliated and retired by JAGABAN the god of Politics and Nightmare of useless politicians.

Anyway, Oyo people have chosen their governor and he is Seyi Makinde. It is lawyers that want to eat from election money that are pushing the APC candidate to go and waste money at the Tribunal.

Alright ...any hw dey won do am.