The lead counsel for INEC argued that bringing the witness on short notice leaves the legal team of the electoral commission at a disadvantage.

The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during Thursday’s proceedings at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, presented Eric Ofuegbu, a professor of Mathematics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, as their 4th witness.

The petitioners challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election, also presented the ARISE News Director of Operations, Lummie Edevbie, as a subpoenaed witness and 5th overall witness for the petitioners so far, according to ARISE News.

However, Abubakar Mahmoud, the lead counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) informed the Court that he had just been served the statement of the witness, Ofuegbu, on Thursday morning (today).

The lead counsel for INEC argued that bringing the witness on short notice leaves the legal team of the electoral commission at a disadvantage.

He described the action of the counsel for the Labour Party as an ambush and urged the Court to step down the witness to give his team adequate time to study the witness’ statement.

But Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the lead counsel for President Tinubu, said that he had no problem allowing the witness to give his testimony.

Olanipekun however stated that standing down the witness for a few minutes would not be out of place.

But the INEC lawyer interjected and said that the legal team of the electoral body would need about 48 hours, based on the pre-hearing report, to study the statement of a star/expert witness.

He, therefore, urged the Court to grant his prayer.

The Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, in a short ruling stated that in the interest of justice and fair hearing, the witness would be led in evidence on Thursday while cross-examination will be held on Friday.

Meanwhile, part of Ofuegbu’s statement is data analysis of the presidential election results of Benue and Rivers states.

The statement also included blurred 18,088 polling unit results of the election.

The Labour Party also tendered a letter dated February 20, 2023, showing how Ofuegbu was engaged to carry out data analysis of the presidential election.

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Mynd44

I will keep wishing him all the best...

I wonder why this case is taking this long to conclude.

Anything to Stay Relevant!! Continue Searching for your Manhood, May Jehovah give you Sight to see that it is in your Trouser as you no get eye!!

Obi is indeed okwute
Hard nut to crack
If in doubt ask Ngige

Acekidc4:
Anything to Stay Relevant!! Continue Searching for your Manhood, May Jehovah give you Sight to see that it is in your Trouser as you no get eye!!

Don’t be too euphoric, Tinubu might not celebrate Christmas as president.

Penguin2:

Don’t be too euphoric, Tinubu might not celebrate Christmas as president.

You're a Comedian!! 🤣😆😅😂

If Yinubu is healthy, he fits nigeria,

hes a crook like most Nigerians

They should bring Rufai dat one will scatter the court

Peter obi is water inside your brain. . .

jlinkd78:
Obi is indeed okwute
Hard nut to crack
If in doubt ask Ngige

A very stupid useless palm kernel nut.

KingOfIsoko1:
If Yinubu is healthy, he fits nigeria,

hes a crook like most Nigerians

Like your Papa for Oleh?

Soulsymbol99:
They should bring Rufai dat one will scatter the court

Because Court to you oblivious Obidient, na morning show for Arise TV?

Mathematics Professor? Lmaooo! Arise News Director? How are these witnesses going to prove for a fact that Obi won the election. Were they present? If I was a judge at this tribunal, walahi!

2mch:
Mathematics Professor? Lmaooo! Arise News Director? How are these witnesses going to prove for a fact that Obi won the election. Were they present? If I was a judge at this tribunal, walahi!

Mumu, who do you think will calculate the real results gotten from Inec that was presented, your father?

2mch:
Mathematics Professor? Lmaooo! Arise News Director? How are these witnesses going to prove for a fact that Obi won the election. Were they present? If I was a judge at this tribunal, walahi!

It will prove that INEC didn't obey the electoral act and whatever result declared is irrelevant, null and void.

In a football if the referee sees a throwing abd blows it as a penalty, if that goal is scored and victory is won, if discovered the referee will go to jail and that match cancelled

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Mumu, who do you think will calculate the real results gotten from Inec that was presented, your father?

Mathematics professor or the collating agents who entered the results into a computer system. You are very dumb. You and Obi. Is it not the same results we were seeing live and verifying on Irev? Una go cry well well.

Akwamkpuruamu:


It will prove that INEC didn't obey the electoral act and whatever result declared is irrelevant, null and void.

In a football if the referee sees a throwing abd blows it as a penalty, if that goal is scored and victory is won, if discovered the referee will go to jail and that match cancelled

Lmaooo. This is like a crazy dream. Are those two now constitutional lawyers? What proof exactly are they bringing that has not been asserted and proven already? Waste of time.

2mch:

Mathematics professor or the collating agents who entered the results into a computer system. You are very dumb. You and Obi. Is it not the same results we were seeing live and verifying on Irev? Una go cry well well.

You mean the manipulated results on Irev? Like Rivers? We are talking about polling unit results

2mch:
Mathematics Professor? Lmaooo! Arise News Director? How are these witnesses going to prove for a fact that Obi won the election. Were they present? If I was a judge at this tribunal, walahi!

Shebi you people have been shouting “Go to court”?

Now Obi has gone to court and you are still interested in who he brings as witness?

How is that your business?

If he thinks bringing a vulcanizer as witness will help his case, what’s your business with that?

This man is the definition of "I will never give up"

Thos who are in possession of other people's mandate should return it

2mch:

Lmaooo. This is like a crazy dream. Are those two now constitutional lawyers? What proof exactly are they bringing that has not been asserted and proven already? Waste of time.

Sorry, this is the first time the new electoral act is been tested in the presidential election

Akwamkpuruamu:


Sorry, this is the first time the new electoral act is been tested in the presidential election

It was tested in osun

senatordave1:


It was tested in osun

Issues raised now, weren't raised in the Osun case

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Mumu, who do you think will calculate the real results gotten from Inec that was presented, your father?

No non b him papa, he senior broda

Akwamkpuruamu:



Issues raised now, weren't raised in the Osun case

Yes but the osun case touched many angles

2mch:
Mathematics Professor? Lmaooo! Arise News Director? How are these witnesses going to prove for a fact that Obi won the election. Were they present? If I was a judge at this tribunal, walahi!

You are too uneducated and illiterate in matter like this. Please face whatever it is you do in life and leave smart people who understand to speak.

No be everything be play!

Penguin2:

Don’t be too euphoric, Tinubu might not celebrate Christmas as president.

From Tinubu will not be president it is now Tinubu might not celebrate Christmas as President. .... after he puts you all to shame again and again like did to me many times before, you will still come up with another narrative.

On a very serious note. Peter Obi is just wasting his time and money. I stopped being Obidient on the 29 of May. It was a promise I made to myself that if Tinubu is sworn as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, despite all night vigils, prayers and fasting, prophecies, not to be sworn, then Almighty God is on his side and I prefer to be on the side of who God is on his side.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
You mean the manipulated results on Irev? Like Rivers? We are talking about polling unit results

The manipulated results of Anambra & Lagos State, Or which results?

Another selfie in the court. The Pandora fraud is more interested in taking pictures

Zxcvbnmghtr:


From Tinubu will not be president it is now Tinubu might not celebrate Christmas as President. .... after he puts you all to shame again and again like did to me many times before, you will still come up with another narrative.

On a very serious note. Peter Obi is just wasting his time and money. I stopped being Obidient on the 29 of May. It was a promise I made to myself that if Tinubu is sworn as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, despite all night vigils, prayers and fasting, prophecies, not to be sworn, then Almighty God is on his side and I prefer to be on the side of who God is on his side.

Penguin2, your agony & anguish is still back in the future.