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Dansuqi:
This supreme court governor will be removed before next year

Na u one remove am?

Reality11:
AAA593, morning.

Please are you still in that respondent group?

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
on Friday told the Bayelsa state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cleared Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the deputy governor, of forging his exemption certificate.

NYSC had on Thursday admitted in evidence a letter to the department of state security (DSS) admitting that it corrected a spelling error on Ewrhrudakpo’s exemption certificate.

While addressing the three-member tribunal headed by Ibrahim Sirajo on Friday, Ibrahim Bawa, counsel to INEC, said since NYSC that issued the exemption certificate came out to admit that it indeed issued the certificate in dispute, the commission saw no need to call any witness.

Also speaking, Emmanuel Enoedem, counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the evidence tendered by the NYSC clearly exonerated the deputy governor of any wrongdoing as alleged by the petitioner, Vijah Opuamah of the Liberation Movement.

PDP said the evidence Opuama presented before the tribunal supported the position of the deputy governor, prompting the party not to call any witness in defence of the petition.

Opuama is challenging Ewhrudjakpo’s qualification to stand in the Bayelsa state governorship election, on the grounds that the deputy governor submitted a forged exemption certificate to INEC before the election.

“Our candidate, the deputy governor of Bayelsa state, has been exonerated of any wrongdoing by the NYSC, which issued him its exemption certificate. So, we don’t have to waste the precious time of the honourable tribunal by calling witnesses to tender documents that have already been presented to the tribunal by the petitioner,” Enoedem told journalists at the court premises.

“Clearly, the deputy governor has been cleared of the forgery allegation by the relevant authorities in the matter.”

After listening to the submissions of the PDP and the NYSC in the matter, Sirajo adjourned the suit till June 17 for Diri Duoye, governor of Bayelsa, and his deputy to open their defence in the petition.

On Tuesday, Ewhrudjakpo had also picked holes in the certificates of Opuama, the petitioner and governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement in the last governorship poll in the state.

The deputy governor, through his lawyer, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, while cross-examining Opuama who testified in his petition challenging Ewhrudjakpo’s victory in the election, had told the tribunal that there were inconsistencies in the first school leaving certificate as well as the certificate of the senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE) of the petitioner submitted to INEC.

Opuama, through his counsel, Pius Danba, had on Tuesday closed his case after calling three out of 30 witnesses to testify against the nomination of Ewhrudjakpo for the November 16, 2019 governorship election.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Opuama who served as third witness, was confronted with discrepancies in his own certificates by Ewhrudjakpo’s lawyer.

The director-general of the DSS, one of the witnesses who testified on behalf of Opuama, had told the tribunal that NYSC actually effected the change of name on the exemption certificate issued to Ewhrudjakpo.

https://www.thecable.ng/nysc-cleared-bayelsa-dep-gov-of-forgery-says-inec/amp?fbclid=IwAR0SgQHc1IYH3DH7-1KgRTRsc9gwToSLonBmLA3WdExDZVmFT950cu9UW9E

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fergie001:
Its past 180 days now....

All decisions of this panel is null......Thank you Sir

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
on Friday told the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cleared the State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo of forging his exemption certificate.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Ibrahim Sirajo
NYSC had on Thursday admitted in evidence a letter from the NYSC to the Department of State Security (DSS) admitting that it corrected a spelling error on Ewrhrudakpo’s exemption certificate.
Testifying on Friday, counsel INEC, Mr. Ibrahim Bawa (SAN) told the tribunal that since NYSC that issued the exemption certificate came out to admit that it indeed issued the certificate in dispute, INEC saw no need to call any witness.
Also speaking, Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Emmanuel Enoedem said all the evidence tendered by the NYSC clearly exonerated Senator Ewhrudjakpo had of any wrongdoing as alleged by the petitioner, Mr Opuamah of the Liberation Movement.
PDP said the evidence Opuama presented before the tribunal supported the position of the Deputy Governor, prompting the party not to call any witness in defence of the petition.
The petitioner, Mr Vijah Opuama, is challenging Ewhrudjakpo’s qualification to stand in the Bayelsa State governorship election, on the grounds that the deputy governor submitted a forged exemption certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the election.
“Our candidate, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State has been exonerated of any wrongdoing by the NYSC, which issued him its exemption certificate. So, we don’t have to waste the precious time of the honourable tribunal by calling witnesses to tender documents that have already been presented to the tribunal by the petitioner.
“Clearly, the Deputy Governor has been cleared of the forgery allegation by the relevant authorities in the matter,” the PDP lawyer told journalists at the court premises
After listening to the submissions of the PDP and the NYSC in the matter, Justice Sirajo adjourned the suit till June 17 for the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Diri Duoye and his Deputy, Senator Ewhrudjakpo to open their defence in the petition.
It would be recalled that the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Ewhrudjakpo on Tuesday picked holes n the certificates of the petitioner and governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement in the last governorship poll in the state, Opuama.
Senator Ewhrudjakpo through his lawyer, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), while cross-examining Opuama who testified in his petition challenging the Deputy Governor’s victory in the election, had told the tribunal that there were inconsistencies in the First School Leaving certificate as well as the SSCE and of the petitioner submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
The petitioner, Mr Opuama through his counsel, Mr Pius Danba had on Tuesday closed his case after calling three out of 30 witnesses he had front loaded to testify against the nomination of Ewhrudjakpo for the November 16, 2019, governorship election.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, Upuama who served as 3rd witness, was confronted with discrepancies in his own certificates by Ewhrudjakpo’s lawyer, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN).
It would be recalled that the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), one of the witnesses who testified on behalf of Upuama had told the tribunal that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) actually effected the change of name on the exemption certificate issued to Ewhrudjakpo.
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fergie001:
Exactly.....I heard Diri has either given his final address or will, today.

The petitioner's lawyers have to go back to Law School then.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
on Friday told the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cleared the State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo of forging his exemption certificate.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Ibrahim Sirajo
NYSC had on Thursday admitted in evidence a letter from the NYSC to the Department of State Security (DSS) admitting that it corrected a spelling error on Ewrhrudakpo’s exemption certificate.
Testifying on Friday, counsel INEC, Mr. Ibrahim Bawa (SAN) told the tribunal that since NYSC that issued the exemption certificate came out to admit that it indeed issued the certificate in dispute, INEC saw no need to call any witness.
Also speaking, Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Emmanuel Enoedem said all the evidence tendered by the NYSC clearly exonerated Senator Ewhrudjakpo had of any wrongdoing as alleged by the petitioner, Mr Opuamah of the Liberation Movement.
PDP said the evidence Opuama presented before the tribunal supported the position of the Deputy Governor, prompting the party not to call any witness in defence of the petition.
The petitioner, Mr Vijah Opuama, is challenging Ewhrudjakpo’s qualification to stand in the Bayelsa State governorship election, on the grounds that the deputy governor submitted a forged exemption certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the election.
“Our candidate, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State has been exonerated of any wrongdoing by the NYSC, which issued him its exemption certificate. So, we don’t have to waste the precious time of the honourable tribunal by calling witnesses to tender documents that have already been presented to the tribunal by the petitioner.
“Clearly, the Deputy Governor has been cleared of the forgery allegation by the relevant authorities in the matter,” the PDP lawyer told journalists at the court premises
After listening to the submissions of the PDP and the NYSC in the matter, Justice Sirajo adjourned the suit till June 17 for the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Diri Duoye and his Deputy, Senator Ewhrudjakpo to open their defence in the petition.
It would be recalled that the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Ewhrudjakpo on Tuesday picked holes n the certificates of the petitioner and governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement in the last governorship poll in the state, Opuama.
Senator Ewhrudjakpo through his lawyer, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), while cross-examining Opuama who testified in his petition challenging the Deputy Governor’s victory in the election, had told the tribunal that there were inconsistencies in the First School Leaving certificate as well as the SSCE and of the petitioner submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
The petitioner, Mr Opuama through his counsel, Mr Pius Danba had on Tuesday closed his case after calling three out of 30 witnesses he had front loaded to testify against the nomination of Ewhrudjakpo for the November 16, 2019, governorship election.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, Upuama who served as 3rd witness, was confronted with discrepancies in his own certificates by Ewhrudjakpo’s lawyer, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN).
It would be recalled that the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), one of the witnesses who testified on behalf of Upuama had told the tribunal that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) actually effected the change of name on the exemption certificate issued to Ewhrudjakpo.
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fergie001:
You sef no Cc me....I go vex o


I was fooled myself with some documents from naija247livetv....

I'm hearing now that deputy Gov didn't call any witness including inec. They wanna pick holes in the petitioner's witnesses maybe. What do you think?
See convocation list opuama submitted according to a friend. Deputy Gov's name there and number 15

senatordave1:
We are no more interested in opuama Case. Diriyai will tear the supreme court governor apart

You have even jumped from opuama to diriyai. I no chat u again

senatordave1:
We are no more interested in opuama Case. Diriyai will tear the supreme court governor apart

Was the election results declared on February 13? Is the tribunal allowed to operate more than 180 days with same members?

senatordave1:
We are no more interested in opuama Case. Diriyai will tear the supreme court governor apart

Fruitless effort. No be only tear na bomb

fergie001:

How u see am?

fergie001:
You sef no Cc me....I go vex o


I was fooled myself with some documents from naija247livetv....

Defence is today o

senatordave1:
Do you have the genuine ones? Diri is going

With expired tribunal

senatordave1:
Yes bayelsa is APC.even if another election is conducted today,diri will be thrashed.
There is no evidence that nysc retrieved the old certificate.the signatures are conflicting.his ages conflict plus he has seven different names...up apc

DG has his own copy of acknowledgement from nysc

senatordave1:
No sir.all his certificates has different names.check it

The fake names APC boys are circulating online? I laff u

senatordave1:
My brother,there was no rigging.bayelsans rejected pdp massively and will do so again in 2023.pdp will never rule aso rock again

Stop saying bayelsians. Which bayelsians? They votes recorded by inec to the governor were ghosts votes abi

senatordave1:
Yes bayelsa is APC.even if another election is conducted today,diri will be thrashed.
There is no evidence that nysc retrieved the old certificate.the signatures are conflicting.his ages conflict plus he has seven different names...up apc

Bros which seven different names? Na lie o

vicdom:
Sorry boss
Na that APC apologist wey dey masturbate everywhere saying that Tribunal will disqualify Diri and his deputy.

APC boys turn this case upside down for Facebook say DG deceived nysc

vicdom:
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday told the Bayelsa Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, that it made correction to the name on the exemption certificate of the deputy governor, Sen.Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at his request.

The Service, represented by Mrs Keziah Okonofua, stated this while testifying as a subpoenaed witness in the petition filed by Mr Ebizimo Diriyai, who contested the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state on the platform of Accord Party.
Diriyai had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Gov. Douye Diri; Ewhrudjakpo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the tribunal.



Douye Diri's mandate is a divine one, touch him and get burnt immediately, this was revealed to me from the outset. Another revelation to me is that his second term ambition is non-negotiable, for it will be gotten with ease and less squabbles.


CC: Senatordave1, Garfield1

U no cope me AAA593. I go cry o

fergie001:
Leave that Bayelsa case for the players abeg.....when they finish, we will hear Sirajo & co's judgement. Then, the subsequent appeals and counter-appeals.

Sirajo has spent almost 8 months as the chairman of the tribunal. Is there extension after 180 days? The tribunal was inaugurated last year and diri was declared governor this year and same tribunal was already sitting in diri vs lyon case. Does it mean the tribunal was officially inaugurated after diri was declared winner in February 13? What happened to its previous sittings last year?

fergie001:
Noooooo

The security agency is claiming DG has 3 different exemption certificates and also the issuing institution said they were deceived by the fourth respondent. Such body claiming they were deceived. The case tire me

fergie001:
Nothing wey Liberation Movement no go see for deregistration

U dey follow diriyai case so.

fergie001:
AAA593 ejimatic .....comman see something

Where please

garfield1:
You are funny.did pdp file a cross petition?

Just wait and see

garfield1:
Standing in the witness box is not a new thing after all Lawrence almost stood there. We all know the importance of cross examination. I know what you are thinking.you are thinking that since opuama documents has discrepancies,the court can also disqualify him

You're trying to disqualify a candidate when you're not even standing on a solid ground. The case is dead

garfield1:
Except this is a cross petition,it is a waste of time and has been overtaken by other events.the matter at hand is the deputy governor

Did u know opuama stood in the witness box.. Do you know d technicality of cross examination? Do you think the SANS are fools

garfield1:
No legal implication.the case is about Lawrence and pdp not opuama

Who told u that?

fergie001:
AAA593
The master list of any Institution can only be authenticated by same Institution.

So only UST has the onus to present a Masterlist, not even the President can.

For the case of the NYSC....the petitioner didn't invite nysc.....the body saddled with the responsibility in issuing NYSC certificates.
The DSS has already authenticated that yes NYSC effected the correction.



senatordave1 ejimatic, are you aware that the petitioner himself has three names?
FSLC - Ikurutei Inowei
SSCE - Elored Ikurutei Inowei
INEC form CF001 - Vijah Eldred Opuama

The petitioner couldn't spell his middle name correctly. Also, that tribunal is above 180 days with same members

fergie001:
I feel some compassion for Uduk......but Congrats to them all.

Sorry I traced you here Sir. Are you following the tribunal? Someone DSS said nysc altered his certificate, the pertioner submitted 1998 master list claiming to be RSUST which they never invited nysc batch to the tribunal. That the fourth respondent name was not part of it. Is that not an own goal scored by the petitioner? During Cross examination it was discovered that the petitioner changed his surname in Australia. Where's equity? What's the legal implications? Thanks

There's no case

LM lawyer is a baby lawyer. He has switched somehow to age disputes. Watch below
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ejimatic:
. Without partiality and favouritism to the parties on the tussle,three things are of concern to me.1 Whyy did LMN candidate withdraw invitation of Deputy governor to come to the court.Was he the person who invited the deputy governor? It was justice Sirajo who made the invitation not LMN candidate.2 Did he present the certificate in the court today?3 Has the authenticity of the certificate he showed to the press verified? There is need to compare the CTC copy brought by the NYSC with the one in possession of the respondent .

I think we need unlike button on nairaland

senatordave1:
The original certificate has not been scrutinized.he altered his names six times plus he got his discharge before graduating

Bros bros