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Every soldier goes to the battles prepared

If anything hapen to the said CD the blame will be on atikus lawyers.

My take: let them bring their own gadget

The Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-member panel tribunal admitted the 48 Video Compact Disc, VCDs, into evidence, after it dismissed objections that were raised by President Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who are respondents to the petition that was lodged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar Justice Garba held that all the parties had agreed during the pre-hearing stage of the petition to only indicate their objection to any evidence sought to be tendered, and reserve their reasons for the written address.

The tribunal held that all the parties were bound by the agreement and could not renege or deliberately deviate from any of the terms.

Justice Garba noted that in the pre-hearing agreement, no particular or specific document was excluded from being tendered from the Bar.

“The document now tendered from the Bar is clearly within the terms of agreement adopted by parties”.

Consequently, the tribunal admitted the video evidence and marked them as exhibits P-36 to P-83.

It also admitted Certificate of Compliance with respect to the videos as exhibit P-37.

The respondents had opposed the admissibility of the exhibts they said was not frontloaded by the petitioners. They contended that the exhibits were in breach of Paragraph 4(6c) and 41(2) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act.

Meanwhile, the petitioners, through their lawyer, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, applied for the videos to be played. A big screen was earlier mounted inside the court to enable the Justices to watch the videos.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/presidential-poll-tribunal-overrules-buhari-inec-admits-video-evidence/

ochejoseph:
The Courts are compromised! May God Help Nigeria Judges are looking for straws of Technicalities even when they don't fit to escape the Onnoghen treatment

They are giving Buhari lifeline


Tribunal is on it

The question I ask from federal government is which herdsmen

The one that is destroying farmland and crops or thr one littering the environment with cow dings everywhere

OLAADEGBU:
I blame the respective governments that have been taking over power who have no political will to continue the good work of the likes of national statesmen who founded those cattle ranches to solve the problem we are now facing. Most of the 'elites' (the powers that be) who sponsor these Fulani herdsmen know that it is much cheaper to allow the Fulani herdsmen to be moving from one terrain to another in the forest and farmlands than to settle in those ranches or better still build new ranches. I still believe that the government should revamp those existing cattle ranches and encourage private entrepreneurs who want to use ranches in managing their livestock especially along the National Livestock Transformation Plan initiatives.

My take is that take south west for example

Let southwesterners go into cattle ranching farming.

Let south easteners do likewise.

And given adequate patronage.

The issue is taking cow from one spot to another had ever been of Good benefit for the cow themselves and the end products sales.

What INEC Don't know is that no matter how they try to spin this, they are already in the web.

BMC said -voting of transmission is not in our constitution, then I ask them IS SCR voters accreditation in the Electoral Law. NO.

It was INEC Administrative perogatives and guidelines to make the election successful.

deji68:
ok ... i hope so because Atiku need all the evidence to prent a good case.... but little bit of Media is needed too BMC is real and rich

Little wonder they've been on silent mode since yesterday seeing the INEC memo on its backend server

deji68:
You are late to the party Engineer, this info was released yesterday.... Atiku lawyer should use this in court were it is more relevant...

It's in the court already,

At least by now all APC-Ewarriors will find another expression to use again.

patiently waiting for them

An internal circular of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated that the commission transmitted voter information from smart card readers to a central server during the 2019 presidential elections.

The document, which was first posted on social media by Reno Omokri, an opposition PDP operative, on Wednesday afternoon, carried a directive from national secretary of INEC, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, to other senior officials of the commission on challenges recorded in transmitting voter accreditation data to a server.

“The commissioner has observed, with deep concerns, the number of smart card readers (SCRs) that do not have data of accredited voters in the just concluded presidential/NASS elections nationwide,” Ms Oriaran-Anthony said in the March 25 letter to all resident electoral commissioners (RECs) across the country.

The top electoral officer also noted in the memo that 4,786 smart card readers did not have data on accredited voters following the presidential election on February 23, representing about four per cent of the total SCRs deployed for that exercise.

“Attached is the chart, showing the PUs (polling units) not uploaded to the SCR accreditation backend, for each of the states,” Ms Oriaran-Anthony added in the memo.

http://inec-files.inits.xyz/pending/download.php?election_id=150

Ms Oriaran-Anthony then directed all concerned RECs to liaise with their technical and electoral operations officials to clarify why the card readers failed to upload accreditation data on election day. They were given until March 28 to submit their replies.

Festus Okoye, a spokesperson for INEC, declined several attempts by PREMIUM TIMES to get his comments on the internal memo.

The document marks yet another pressure on the electoral body over whether or not it used a central server to collect data from polling units across the country on election day.

The commission has insisted that it was not in possession of any central server for the conduct of the election, saying doing so would have contradicted the Electoral Act. INEC maintained the position despite overwhelming claim to the contrary by some of its presiding officers in the election.

Many of the presiding officers and their subordinates have since sworn affidavit to testify against the commission in favour of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s candidate and main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari, who was declared winner of the election.

PREMIUM TIMES also found last month that INEC budgeted nearly N1.5 billion for server installations ahead of the presidential election.

But the commission told the elections tribunal that it had no server and Mr Abubakar and his team were only being mischievous. A former chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega, also told PREMIUM TIMES that there was no server during his days at INEC, and expressed doubts about any resent installation of such facilities under Yakubu Mahmood.

Mr Abubakar’s legal team said the opposition leader won the presidential election but was rigged out by INEC officials who allegedly compromised to return Mr Buhari to power.

The elections tribunal denied Mr Abubakar’s request to inspect INEC’s server last month, saying granting such an order would presuppose that the court had ruled that the server actually existed.

The court deferred pronouncement on the server until a proper argument has been made by both teams in the substantive petition. The petitioner began calling its witnesses last week.



https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/340210-document-shows-inec-uploaded-voter-accreditation-to-server.html

OLAADEGBU:
I wonder what happened to all the cattle ranches in the country, are they still functioning?

There are cattle ranches in fact south west is having many ranches.

But you know what, because this herdsmen have backing from power that be, they will not

OLAADEGBU:
I believe the FCT should have enough land for this project.

FCT landmass is not enough.

And Moreso such will not be befitting the FCT

The Supreme court had not solve the problem on ground

Maybe just maybe,

This would have made many litigation currently a tribunal a less work

Appellant: INEC right or wrong to have cancel the vote

Supreme court: we have nothing to say

Appellant: did not go against the constitution

Supreme court: we have nothing to say

Appellant: in case of other time, what should INEC do

Supreme court: We dont know, infact your case is dismissed

So we go back to square 1 INEC can continue to cancel votes so far a rerun is needed

One expect Supreme court to make a ruling on INEC action ok 22nd and 27th so as to set a precedence for future occurrence.

With this judgement Kano case is the only one on hand to give us the needed Ruling in this case.

I just believe that all those that involved in kano case will not allow the set-trap again

NaijaElba:
Is this the real server result? so different with what I have been seeing arnd.

This is the server result Atilu/PDP presented to the tribunal

Cajal:
...sorry brother
Abba and PDP have lost kano even before proceedings
They failed to notify the tribunal on time on the possibility of inspecting election materials
They could not do so...
I wonder what would be tender as evidence

Who told you so.

Wait now

Dont rush

id911:
Sorry for the late reply cos I was busy offline. Yes, INEC did e-collation, anyone saying otherwise is satanic. I wasn't an Agent in the last elections but I was heavily involved in the process. If you had followed the prehearing proceedings, you would have heard the testimonies of some of them. The manual results were altered and, as the result therefore, quite different from the server's own which, to the best of my knowledge, is genuine that's why INEC is trying to erase the issue of server completely. If you say Atiku can alter server results to favor him, is it not the more reason why Tribunal should have allowed Forensic examinations to ascertain who's wrong or right? All the other results are shown on the server including the other smaller parties, don't let the media deceive you. The major priority objective of PDP is to focus on its own results and that of APC.

The server result clearly show other parties.

Again in tech, you cannot clearly erase ot adjust a figure without any trace, not possible.

You will surely retrieve the traces.

SRC was used.

So funny that in some state any where SRC is not used, such pU result is invalidated whereas in some area such is not the case.

All are what is coming forth in coming days

NaijaElba:
I love how u analyse all these our court issue, I also appreciate the fact that you didnt want to pre-emt the decision of the court since their case is clearly different from Osun court case. What I really don't understand in the presidential election is the position of the agents (APC and PDP) in all these brouhaha. Where were they when the results were being collated? I think they should be able to tell us if INEC really sent the results to server, they should tell us if the results generated manually is different from what it is on server. If Atiku can have access to the server it is also possible for him to alter it to his own favour. Lastly, the server results never showed the results of other parties, this is the main reason I doubt the genuity of the whole server result. what is your take on this pls?

The server result show the result of other candidates

Actually at the appeal, the lawyers were to establish a point and that had done.
Inec hack and forth is a sign.

More so witnesses will be called.

Which includes

INEC e-tech official
Polling agents
And other official
And forensic experts

He game just get started official

Tajbol4splend:
So tell me,
1. How are you sure Atiku will better the state of things in Nigeria?

2. How do you measure reality to conclude that Atiku was the best among those contestants?

Antecedents speake volume in this matter

Compare Buhari antecedents to atiku

garfield1:
Thats all for niger state.13 days left

And what's your problem about that

garfield1:
Even if buhari actually won? So is it with 70 ballot boxes that atiku will use and claim victory

Is it that you cannot read or what

Sometime when students did not prepare for exam that is when they cause riots in school so that students will be sent home.

APC e-lawyers una better get down to work,

Tribunal had started work no more delay tactics

OAUTemitayo:
You had an agreement to serve earlier but you decided to do so this morning when the issue should be heard.
You are on a long thing.

Is your eyes clearer now.


Justice Garba, who delivered the ruling of the tribunal added that the agreement reached which was adopted at the tribunal’s directive on Wednesday did also not make the service of the schedule of documents a condition-precedent for the commencement of trial.

He added that the respondents could also not validly claimed to have been ambushed by the alleged late filing of the schedule since the documents listed in it had been referenced in the petition filed and served on the respondents months ago.

Updates:

Atiku, PDP open trial, as tribunal overrules call for suspension of proceedings

The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have opened trial at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja in respect of their petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, at the February 23, 2019 poll.

The petitioners’ legal team led by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), on Thursday, opened the trial by tendering electoral document, Form EC8C for Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State.

The tendering was opposed by the respondents’ lawyers, but as earlier agreed among the parties, the lawyers said they would give the reasons for their objection to the document at the final address stage.

The trial finally opened after the five-man tribunal’s dismissal of the respondents’ earlier request for the suspension of the trial on Thursday.

The respondents comprising the Independent National Electoral Commission, Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, had earlier called for the suspension of the proceedings on the grounds of alleged late filing and serving of the petitioners’ schedule of documents on them shortly before sitting began on Thursday.

But ruling, the five-man bench led by Justice Mohammed Garba, dismissed the respondents’ request, saying that the agreements reached between the parties at the pre-hearing session concluded earlier on Wednesday, had stipulated that trial would commence on Thursday.

Justice Garba, who delivered the ruling of the tribunal added that the agreement reached which was adopted at the tribunal’s directive on Wednesday did also not make the service of the schedule of documents a condition-precedent for the commencement of trial.

He added that the respondents could also not validly claimed to have been ambushed by the alleged late filing of the schedule since the documents listed in it had been referenced in the petition filed and served on the respondents months ago.

The tribunal has admitted the Form EC8C for Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State tendered by the petitioners as Exhibit P1.

As of the time of filing this report, the petitioners’ lead counsel has asked to tender Forms EC8A and EC8B‎ (series of polling unit and ward results) in respect of the said local government area.

tuniski:
They don't know where and how Atiku/PDP legal team will take on them. While some think 120000+ witnesses are required, this petition will show the place of quality over quantity!

APC e-lawyers were of the opinion that Atiku will need 120000 witnesses in their illusioned mind.

So that they can waste more time.

They are in for trouble.

We shall meet

OAUTemitayo:
Our money actually.

Your money.

Okay hooo

OAUTemitayo:
Atiku wasting his time and money

At least its not your money

OAUTemitayo:
You had an agreement to serve earlier but you decided to do so this morning when the issue should be heard.
You are on a long thing.

Whose responsibility is that, when is the earlier stipulated time.

Pre-hearing ended yesterday.

All process was rounded up by the court this morning, so what are you saying

It's about to start

Tuniski, ChristianNorth, legal firework about to start.

No delay tactics will work

Election petition: INEC, Buhari, APC seek suspension of tribunal’s proceedings, complain of ambush by Atiku

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

Respondents to the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have called for the “suspension” of proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Thursday (today).

Thursday was scheduled for the commencement of trial, when the petitioners challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February 23 election, were to begin calling their witnesses.

But shortly after the petitioners’ lawyer, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), indicated to the tribunal that he was starting the petitioners’ case with Niger State, Buhari’s counsel, Mike Igbokwe (SAN), rose to call for a halt of the proceedings.

He complained that he was only served with the petitioners’ schedule of documents shortly before the commencement of sitting.

This, he said, was contrary to the agreement that the schedule would be filed and served far ahead of proceedings.

Counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yunus Usman (SAN), and the All Progressives Congress’ Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), also expressed the same misgivings.

They said the alleged late filing and serving of the same schedule was an ambush and called for the suspension of the trial to enable them to go through the schedule.

But Uzoukwu expressed surprise over the observation made by the respondents’ lawyers.

He said his team “should be commended and not condemned”, as he could not have served the schedule earlier than Thursday morning, because the registry of the court only completed the processing earlier on Thursday.

He alleged that the time within which the petitioners had to present their case “is being compromised by the respondents”.

He said the schedule to be used for Niger and Jigawa States was already with the respondents.

The Justice Mohammed Garba-led tribunal of five judges has stood down the matter for 30 minutes to rule.

Meanwhile, there are now about 70 boxes of electoral materials in respect of Kebbi, Yobe, Jigawa and Niger States in the courtroom.

https://punchng.com/election-petition-inec-buhari-apc-seek-suspension-of-tribunals-proceedings-complain-of-ambush-by-atiku/

Cc:
ChristianNorth, tuniski, wiseandtrue, Ratello, Johnnyessense

PDP and Atiku/Obi’s Petition Begins On Thursday, July 4,

The pre-Hearing at the Presidential ELECTION tribunal Come to a close yesterday 3rd July.

Tiday is fixed for Atiku to begin their Petition by calling all their 400 witnesses. Though 14 is slated for this purpose, but the legal team decided to reduce it to 10 days.

As as we begin the journey today, below are the grounds of Atiku/PDP petition.



Ground 1:
That the 2nd Respondent (Muhammadu Buhari) was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast at the election.

- Duplication of voters register to deceive electorates*

- Records of Massive Over-voting in about 11 States*

- Numbers don’t tally due to INEC manipulation of lawful votes cast* etc.

Ground 2:
That the election of the 2nd Respondent (Muhammadu Buhari) is invalid by reason of corrupt practices.

- Use of state powers, security agencies to intimidation voters on election day

- Use of security and APC agents to snatch ballot boxes

- Electoral violence/Burning of Ballot Boxes, Papers

- Ballot stuffing, etc

Ground 3:
That the election of the 2nd Respondent (Muhammadu Buhari) is invalid by reason of non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).

- Non-Use of Smart Card Readers in violation of INEC’s Guidelines in about 11 states of the federation

- Result sheets were not signed INEC officials and pasted at the polling units in clear violation of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended)

- Sanctity of the open secret ballot system in accordance with the Electoral Act 2010 was violated etc

Ground 4
The 2nd Respondent (Muhammadu Buhari) was at the time of the election not qualified to contest the said election.

- Muhammadu Bubari is not a Nigerian Citizen by birth. He was born in Niger Republic

- Muhammadu Bubari does not possess the requisite educational qualifications to contest for the office of President of Nigeria etc

Ground 5
That the 2nd Respondent (Muhammadu Buhari) submitted to the 1st Respondent an affidavit containing false information of a fundamental nature in aid of his qualification for the said election.

- General Muhammadu Buhari, Candidate of the APC in the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election lied on oath, made false declarations to an affidavits concerning his certificate and schools attended* (Perjury - 14 years imprisonment according the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria)

- The schools General Muhammadu Buhari, Presidential Candidate of the APC claimed to have attended were not established, not in existence as of the time and date he made the declarations in his affidavit* (Perjury - 14 years imprisonment according the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria)

The legal firework begins today.

Looking forward to more robust legal firework.

The journey got started today.

Good morning