There was a mild drama at the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom State when Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Solomon Umoh, SAN tried unsuccessfully to prevent a witness, Mr Godwin Afangideh from reading the result from a document presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC.)

The document was an exhibit presented by INEC in a petition filed by Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the declaration of Engr Christopher Ekpenyong (PDP) as the Senator for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.

Reading from the document given to him by Counsel to PDP, the Witness, Mr Afangide said “My Lord even from this document APC scored a total votes 61,329 and PDP scored 9,050 in Essien Udim Local Government Area and it is recorded here.” Mr Umoh, SAN had attempted to shout down the Witness from reading that part of the document.

Mr Afangide had earlier tendered results collated from Wards across the Local Government Area as given to him by the party agents which clearly showed that Senator Akpabio had won the election in his own Local Government Area with a wide margin.

The Witness expressed surprise at the voters’ register tendered in court and said it was different from the one that was used on election day. He confirmed that he had voted along with his family members.

According to Mr Afangide the elections in Essien Udim Local Government Area were very peaceful as attested to by security agencies, local and foreign observers.

Two Police Officers, the Area Commander, Ikot Ekpene Area Command, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Naziru Bello Kankarofi and the Divisional Police Officer, Essien Udim Local Government, Superintendent of Police, Mr Samuel Isiek, on subpoena tendered situation reports on the conduct of the National Assembly elections.

The reports were duly admitted as exhibits despite the initial objections of Counseld to the PDP, Mr Umoh, SAN, Counsel to the Respondents, Chief Kanu Agabi and Counsel to INEC, MrRobert Emukpoeruo . They reserved their objections till final addresses.

Another Witness, Dr Chris Akpan who was a Ward Collation Agent told the Tribunal that the results that were declared by INEC in Uyo did not reflect collated results from the Units and Wards of the Local Government Area.

Reacting to suggestions by the Counsel to INEC that results from the Local Government Area of Senator Akpabio were cancelled because of violence, the Witnesses expressed surprise and said they were hearing of violence for the first time in the Tribunal.

Senator Akpabio had so far called 14 Witnesses mostly Ward Agents who have tendered duly collated results. Results so far tendered showed he had led his opponent with a wide margin before INEC cancelled the results in Uyo.

The documents they daura

This one is Akpabio media propaganda.
And to crown the stupidity of this report, it is sourceless

Awol1:
This one is Akpabio media propaganda.

And to crown the stupidity of this report, it is sourceless

Guy,stop embarrassing yourself if you have not been following akpabio tribunal case.for the first time,his witnesses did well.they have presented damaging evidences and the protest of the pdp lawyers summarized everything.pdp seems to have given akpabio a strong advantage through that document

Generalpatton:

Guy,stop embarrassing yourself if you have not been following akpabio tribunal case.for the first time,his witnesses did well.they have presented damaging evidences and the protest of the pdp lawyers summarized everything.pdp seems to have given akpabio a strong advantage through that document

Lol damaging evidences from ward results they were payed to rig abi..

If I hear say court admit that rigged results.

Generalpatton:

Guy,stop embarrassing yourself if you have not been following akpabio tribunal case.for the first time,his witnesses did well.they have presented damaging evidences and the protest of the pdp lawyers summarized everything.pdp seems to have given akpabio a strong advantage through that document

Sharap.......where you at Metro rd.

Useless result

Akpabio is then man of the people. Wish him luck

Godwin Afangide wants to play another Saraki with his Papa. Thus time on a wrong side and time

The tribunal verdict was passed by the people of Knot Ekpene Senatorial District and packaged inside ball it box addressed to INEC.

If he likes let him call Buhari to witness for him

Results from party agents whose names are not among those submitted to INEC as authentic APC party agents.
They don't even know their unit code

fringz11:



Sharap.......where you at Metro rd.

Am experienced in election petition cases so shut down

tempest01:



Lol damaging evidences from ward results they were payed to rig abi..

If I hear say court admit that rigged results.

Seems you are not familiar with election cases so ill pardon you.when you take an election petition to a court,whether you rigged or try to rig doesn't matter.it goes to even prove that the election was not credible.with akpabio substantially proving that he won heavily in essien udim but was denied and was rigged out inorder lgas,he will prevail.i assure yoh

psucc:
Godwin Afangide wants to play another Saraki with his Papa. Thus time on a wrong side and time

The tribunal verdict was passed by the people of Knot Ekpene Senatorial District and packaged inside ball it box addressed to INEC.

If he likes let him call Buhari to witness for him

Guy leave am.all evidences shows that akpabio was rigged out.ukaraakpa can never win akpabio in any contest.even in his village,akpabio is more popular.luckily the case stops at the appeal court which is prone to cancelling elections plus apc has a strong say there.akpabio has this

So APC has a strong say at apeal court eh?. Nigeria has gone since tee tee

let PDP produce the server result for this senatorial election. server result is more potent than manually collated results. hehehehe....g.d.d.d

Generalpatton:

Guy leave am.all evidences shows that akpabio was rigged out.ukaraakpa can never win akpabio in any contest.even in his village,akpabio is more popular.luckily the case stops at the appeal court which is prone to cancelling elections plus apc has a strong say there.akpabio has this

I can where the onus lies. honestly, it wasn't Ukarakpa. It was the people. Akpabio only got served in his own coin by the 8LGAs he decided to neglected in his 8years as Gov

On a serious note this man is frustrated is not his fault shaaaa

psucc:
I can where the onus lies. honestly, it wasn't Ukarakpa. It was the people. Akpabio only got served in his own coin by the 8LGAs he decided to neglected in his 8years as Gov

The truth is that the political gladiators and chiefs of akwa ibom across party lines ganged up to humiliate akpabio.

Fp

Generalpatton:

The truth is that the political gladiators and chiefs of akwa ibom across party lines ganged up to humiliate akpabio.

Now can Akpabio go and rest?

psucc:
Now can Akpabio go and rest?

Until the appeal court rules