The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed why Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not declared winner of the February 23 election.

INEC told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that it was satisfied that Atiku did not secure majority of lawful votes cast during the election.

The country’s electoral umpire stated this in a final written address it filed before the Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-member panel tribunal, INEC, through its lawyers led by Mr. Yunus Usman SAN, seeking the dismissal of Atiku’s petition on the outcome of the 2019 presidential election.

Denying the allegation that votes were illegally awarded to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected for a second term, INEC insisted that the petitioners failed to justify why a fresh election should be conducted.

It said: “We refer to the relevant paragraphs of the petition where the petitioners made the sundry allegations of deliberate wrong entry/falsification of election results by the 1st Respondent.

“Clearly, it can be gleaned that nothing concrete or specific has been offered by the Petitioners in this regard.

“For example, the petitioners pleaded wrong and deliberate entry of wrong results by the 1st Respondent in 11 states of the country, namely: Borno, Yobe, Bahchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara States.

“Thereafter, the petitioners proceeded to break down this allegation State by State.

“However, a cursory appraisal of paragraph 155(4) of the petition dealing with this allegation of ‘posting wrong results’ to the non-existent 1st Respondent’s server and not the wrongful entry of the results in the physical /manual Form EC8 series.

“The most astonishing part is that the petitioners failed to call witnesses who were at the various Units to observe these various alleged anomalies.

“We submit that allegations bordering on alleged wrong entry/falsification of election result are criminal in nature and must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.

“Furthermore, by virtue of section 150(1) of the Evidence Act, the results declared by the 1st Respondent enjoy a presumption of regularity. Accordingly, the petitioners herein are duty bound to rebut this presumption with credible evidence”.

The electoral commission said Atiku failed to show how the number of votes cancelled affected the votes he got.

It added: “We submit that it is trite law that not only is the petitioner duty-bound to prove each and every allegation on non-compliance; he is also expected to prove that such non-compliance substantially affected the result of the election. See BUHARI V OBASANJO (supra), NYESOM WIKE V DAKUKU &ORS (supra).

“We humbly submit from the foregoing that the petitioners have failed to prove the allegation of non-compliance with the Electoral Act, and indeed every other allegation contained in the petition. The petition, therefore, lacks merit and should be thrown out on this point and this honourable court is urged so to do.

“In the instant petition, the petitioners called 62 witnesses in proof of their petition. Only 5 were polling agents, while 5 were Assistant Presiding Officers, who incidentally had no problem with the conduct of the election but only came to assert that they transmitted the election result to a fictitious and non-existent server.

“The rest of the witnesses called are Ward, Local Government, State or National Collation Agents. And the aim of the petitioner is to use them to prove allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the Presidential Elections in 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. What a mission impossible!

“The eyes of the parties and candidates in an election at the Polling Unit are their respective agents and voters who were present to cast their votes. Consequently, in calling witnesses in proof of these allegations, these class of individuals are indispensable.

“Taking a rational, reasonable and critical examination and assessment of the evidence placed before this honorable court, one cannot but submit most humbly that the elements of the allegations of corrupt practices against the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents have not been proved at all talk less of proof beyond reasonable doubt”.



https://dailypost.ng/2019/08/19/presidential-tribunal-real-reasons-atiku-wasnt-declared-winner-election-inec/amp/

We will fight to the end.

Atiku AGUERO Abukakar for president

See you 2023

cumin to America


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They should let this election matter rest already. There are alot of things that needs attention. FG should give priority to that.

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Atiku is just trying out his luck, Buhari is a despot who wouldn't hand over power. Inec have helped him to power even the court can't remove him. We just have to live with that and hope buhari doesn't get his way to rig in a stooge in the next election.

Ehn
Hmm dis inec sef
I think all of dem are Inzain

Abeg which law school did Atiku lawyers graduated from?

Atiku just threw allegations everywhere without evidence to support them to raise tension in the country and give his followers something to masturbate. Atiku's inec server theory was the biggest scam in Nigeria politics.

Atiku is Cumming

The reason is simple, Buhari ask u not to declear atiku winner. So u guys should shut up.

deboysben:
We will fight to the end.

Atiku AGUERO Abukakar for president

In Cameroon or where

Atiku the cowardly loser, you lose because you turned up short, simple.

Hmm

apache4:
Axemen are Fools

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We gave it to them Hot Hot last week @Khana L.G.A

How dat one take concern dis thread

This inec's lawyer is good

He simply stated that Non of Atiku's witnesses were able to substantiate any wrong doing on the part of inec.

Which is true

deboysben:
We will fight to the end.

Atiku AGUERO Abukakar for president

Zombie

fuckerstard:
cumin

U mean the main Atiku

INEC shud shut up already. They can’t even explain and defend their functions properly in court. How can u explain convincingly how he did not win and Buhari won?

Atiku will definitely win it at the tribunal

Some people hand de pain dem to type for this thread

What do I know
Atleast thank God say I no comment

No matter how ever this will turn out. Buhari holds the tribunal, judiciary and now the legislature to ransom, at least the latter was displayed in the latest take a Bow and Go drama in the senate house. Nigerians voted Buhari in so everyone should just sit tight and enjoy what you wished on yourselves. If you try to fight back, you get blackmailed and thrown into jail like Sowore. No way out. I feel 2020 will be worse for both citizens and the government at large.

Let him come back 2050