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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

glowingflame7:
Are you kidding me, do you expect her to win in court without proof? He's a powerful person and a supposed man of God too.

And does social media and stret protest solve her problem.

People are making millions from this already

joseph1832:
I'm very sure this OP doesn't know the difference between rape and consensual sex.

Like so what if she's slept with several of her church members? Is it a crime to sleep with one's church members? (Even though I hate this hypocrisy in Christians)

She accused Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her. Now this is a very serious issue. Raping a woman is very very different from having consensual sex with a woman.

Nairaland jurist.

Why not join Tjose making lawsuit contribution for Bisola

OLAADEGBU:
Rape Allegations: Police Ask Victims To File Complaints
BAYO WAHAB Yesterday at 8:21 PM

Following rape allegations levied against the senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the police in Abuja have said it would require a formal complaint against the preacher before a criminal action could be taken against him.
Police commissioner Bala Ciroma on Saturday, June 29, 2019 that the police need complaints from victims or witnesses or both to proceed with rape charges.

He said, "They should file a formal complaint, and then the police can see how to proceed from there."

The rape allegation against Pastor Fatoyinbo has been the major topic of discussion since Timi Dakolo's wife, Busola Dakolo accused the preacher of raping her when she was sixteen.

Busola in a video interview told YNaija that Mr Fatoyinbo came to her family residence in Ilorin and raped and deflowered her when she was 16-yr-old.

She said, "Immediately I opened the door, he just pushed me, he did not say anything, he did not utter any word, he just pushed me to one of the chairs in my living room."

"I saw him, he was removing his belt, he just said: 'keep quiet, do what I want you to do and you will be fine.'"

Meanwhile, the pastor has denied the allegation in a statement he released on Friday, June 28, 2019, saying has never had any private interaction with Busola Dakolo beyond his pastoral duties.

However, civil societies have reacted to the rape allegation against pastor Fatoyinbo.

Human Rights activist, Segun Awosanya popularly known has Segalink on social media has also weighed in on the ongoing allegations.

Awosanya, who works with Citizen Gavel, a civic tech organisation is said to be instituting a legal action against the pastor saying there are "more than 30 people who are ready to testify against him."

Awosanya also said it is possible for Pastor Fatoyinbo to be sued for statutory rape since the alleged victim said she was rapes when she was 16.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/rape-allegations-police-ask-victims-to-file-complaints/58jne2v


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD9b7_0ToAc

Also see related articles:

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/29/biodun-fatoyinbo-rape-scandal-president-buhari%E2%80%99s-aide-wants-police-investigation-busola
http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/29/timi-dakolo-announces-7-days-protest-against-pastor-biodun-fatoyinbo-over-rape
https://www.scholangle.com/2019/06/i-am-in-tears-coza-pastor-fatoyinbo-r-p.html

As much as I whole heartedly condemned rape.

However There are procedure to follows in doing things.

Disrupting service or creating unnecessary noise is out of it

JUST IN: NIGER GUBERNATORIAL TRIBUNAL; GOVERNOR BELLO FAILS TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL CLOSES DEFENCE WITH NO WITNESS

In continuation of hearing in the case of forgery brought against Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state, at Niger state Gubertnatorial election petition tribunal, counsel to 1st respondent Abubakar Sani Bello, J.S. Kutepa SAN said he has opened and closed his case without calling any witness.

Recall that, J.S. Kutepa told the court, Thursday, that the 1st respondent, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello will be appearing today to defend the allegation of certificate forgery brought against him by 1st and 2nd petitioners, Umar Nasko and People’s Democratic Party
http://www.nigerwatchnewspaper.com/news/just-in-niger-gubernatorial-tribunal-governor-bello-fails-to-appear-as-counsel-closes-defenceman-with-no-witness/

Same shittu of APDA

Make him park well

shekauvsbuhari:
mr man na evidence sure pass. If after all allegations no evidence, na sorry be ur name.

You should have ask him to produce the cross-examination of the said witness, and see them going into exile

garfield1:
You mean all witness are paid ?

Here is akpabio Brother today.

INEC reveals how APC thugs abducted, coerced its adhoc-staff to write results for Akpabio in Akwa Ibom

...Akpabio brother tells tribunal he can't remember LGs won

The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was on Monday, told how All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs unleashed violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them to write results in favour of the party and its candidate in the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, who is challenging the victory of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the tribunal, is expected to mount the witness box today, after calling 14 witnesses.

On Monday, his cousin, Ibanga Akpabio who claimed to be the APC agent for the Senatorial District told the tribunal that "he cannot recount the Local Government Areas his party won."

Ibanga Akpabio, under cross examination by Counsel to the PDP, Solomon Umoh, SAN, was asked as Senatorial Agent, to mentioned the Local Government Areas that his party won in the election.

"Ikot Ekpene and some others that I do not know", Akpabio, who is also a lawyer answered.

"I put it to you that you lost in all Local Government Areas," Umoh added.

Counsel to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Robert Emukpoeruo told the tribunal that APC members unleashed violence on INEC adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them into writing results in favour of APC.

Ibanga Akpabio who denied this statement was however drawn to paragraph 11 of his witness statement, where he noted that "…an INEC staff escaped with a phone call and never came back."

The INEC Counsel told the tribunal that; "To confirm in paragraph 11 of your witness statement that INEC officials were abducted, you said that at final point of collation, he received a phone call and escaped. I put it to you that one can only escape from abduction," Emukpoeruo submitted

The witness agreed with INEC, that accreditation in an election can only be done with voters’ registers and/or card readers.

INEC Counsel: On the result sheet, column for accreditation has to be collated from card readers and voters’ registers. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: Is there any other source where this information can be obtained?

Akpabio: No

INEC Counsel: Where polling unit results contained in a result is not obtainable from number of accredited voters on smart card readers and voters’ registers, the result is invalid. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: I put it to you that 7 out of 11 wards of Essien Udim LGA, there is no record of accreditation.

Despite argument from Sunday Ameh, Counsel to Senator Godswill Akpabio, INEC presented polling unit results, where witness agreed that results of Ukana West 1, 2 and IKpe Annang were non existent.

INEC Counsel: From INEC Forms P420-P530, I put it to you that there are no polling unit results for Ukana West 1, Ukana west 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Akpabio: They are not here. We asked our lawyer to apply to INEC but it is like we have not gotten them.

INEC Counsel: My Lord, the witness should be given time to look at the documents.

Tribunal Chairman: If the witness agrees that they are not there, there is no point wasting our time.

Akpabio, after examining the documents agreed that there were no results for Ukana West 1, Ukana West 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Counsel to INEC, who brought the voters registers P489-508 and results sheets P544 for Okon Ward argued with Ibanga Akpabio that; "all results you have on P544 are entries that do not reflect P489-P508."

"It is faint and I cannot see," Ibanga Akpabio stated.

"I therefore put it to you that if you add all those results, your party is still the loser," Emukpoeruo submitted.

INEC reveals how APC thugs abducted, coerced its adhoc-staff to write results for Akpabio in Akwa Ibom

...Akpabio brother tells tribunal he can't remember LGs won

The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was on Monday, told how All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs unleashed violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them to write results in favour of the party and its candidate in the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, who is challenging the victory of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the tribunal, is expected to mount the witness box today, after calling 14 witnesses.

On Monday, his cousin, Ibanga Akpabio who claimed to be the APC agent for the Senatorial District told the tribunal that "he cannot recount the Local Government Areas his party won."

Ibanga Akpabio, under cross examination by Counsel to the PDP, Solomon Umoh, SAN, was asked as Senatorial Agent, to mentioned the Local Government Areas that his party won in the election.

"Ikot Ekpene and some others that I do not know", Akpabio, who is also a lawyer answered.

"I put it to you that you lost in all Local Government Areas," Umoh added.

Counsel to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Robert Emukpoeruo told the tribunal that APC members unleashed violence on INEC adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them into writing results in favour of APC.

Ibanga Akpabio who denied this statement was however drawn to paragraph 11 of his witness statement, where he noted that "…an INEC staff escaped with a phone call and never came back."

The INEC Counsel told the tribunal that; "To confirm in paragraph 11 of your witness statement that INEC officials were abducted, you said that at final point of collation, he received a phone call and escaped. I put it to you that one can only escape from abduction," Emukpoeruo submitted

The witness agreed with INEC, that accreditation in an election can only be done with voters’ registers and/or card readers.

INEC Counsel: On the result sheet, column for accreditation has to be collated from card readers and voters’ registers. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: Is there any other source where this information can be obtained?

Akpabio: No

INEC Counsel: Where polling unit results contained in a result is not obtainable from number of accredited voters on smart card readers and voters’ registers, the result is invalid. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: I put it to you that 7 out of 11 wards of Essien Udim LGA, there is no record of accreditation.

Despite argument from Sunday Ameh, Counsel to Senator Godswill Akpabio, INEC presented polling unit results, where witness agreed that results of Ukana West 1, 2 and IKpe Annang were non existent.

INEC Counsel: From INEC Forms P420-P530, I put it to you that there are no polling unit results for Ukana West 1, Ukana west 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Akpabio: They are not here. We asked our lawyer to apply to INEC but it is like we have not gotten them.

INEC Counsel: My Lord, the witness should be given time to look at the documents.

Tribunal Chairman: If the witness agrees that they are not there, there is no point wasting our time.

Akpabio, after examining the documents agreed that there were no results for Ukana West 1, Ukana West 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Counsel to INEC, who brought the voters registers P489-508 and results sheets P544 for Okon Ward argued with Ibanga Akpabio that; "all results you have on P544 are entries that do not reflect P489-P508."

"It is faint and I cannot see," Ibanga Akpabio stated.

"I therefore put it to you that if you add all those results, your party is still the loser," Emukpoeruo submitted.

http://scannewsnigeria.com/politics/inec-reveals-how-apc-thugs-abducted-coerced-its-adhoc-staff-to-write-results-for-akpabio-in-akwa-ibom/

INEC reveals how APC thugs abducted, coerced its adhoc-staff to write results for Akpabio in Akwa Ibom

...Akpabio brother tells tribunal he can't remember LGs won

The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was on Monday, told how All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs unleashed violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them to write results in favour of the party and its candidate in the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, who is challenging the victory of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the tribunal, is expected to mount the witness box today, after calling 14 witnesses.

On Monday, his cousin, Ibanga Akpabio who claimed to be the APC agent for the Senatorial District told the tribunal that "he cannot recount the Local Government Areas his party won."

Ibanga Akpabio, under cross examination by Counsel to the PDP, Solomon Umoh, SAN, was asked as Senatorial Agent, to mentioned the Local Government Areas that his party won in the election.

"Ikot Ekpene and some others that I do not know", Akpabio, who is also a lawyer answered.

"I put it to you that you lost in all Local Government Areas," Umoh added.

Counsel to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Robert Emukpoeruo told the tribunal that APC members unleashed violence on INEC adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them into writing results in favour of APC.

Ibanga Akpabio who denied this statement was however drawn to paragraph 11 of his witness statement, where he noted that "…an INEC staff escaped with a phone call and never came back."

The INEC Counsel told the tribunal that; "To confirm in paragraph 11 of your witness statement that INEC officials were abducted, you said that at final point of collation, he received a phone call and escaped. I put it to you that one can only escape from abduction," Emukpoeruo submitted

The witness agreed with INEC, that accreditation in an election can only be done with voters’ registers and/or card readers.

INEC Counsel: On the result sheet, column for accreditation has to be collated from card readers and voters’ registers. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: Is there any other source where this information can be obtained?

Akpabio: No

INEC Counsel: Where polling unit results contained in a result is not obtainable from number of accredited voters on smart card readers and voters’ registers, the result is invalid. Do you agree?

Akpabio: Yes

INEC Counsel: I put it to you that 7 out of 11 wards of Essien Udim LGA, there is no record of accreditation.

Despite argument from Sunday Ameh, Counsel to Senator Godswill Akpabio, INEC presented polling unit results, where witness agreed that results of Ukana West 1, 2 and IKpe Annang were non existent.

INEC Counsel: From INEC Forms P420-P530, I put it to you that there are no polling unit results for Ukana West 1, Ukana west 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Akpabio: They are not here. We asked our lawyer to apply to INEC but it is like we have not gotten them.

INEC Counsel: My Lord, the witness should be given time to look at the documents.

Tribunal Chairman: If the witness agrees that they are not there, there is no point wasting our time.

Akpabio, after examining the documents agreed that there were no results for Ukana West 1, Ukana West 2 and Ikpe Annang.

Counsel to INEC, who brought the voters registers P489-508 and results sheets P544 for Okon Ward argued with Ibanga Akpabio that; "all results you have on P544 are entries that do not reflect P489-P508."

"It is faint and I cannot see," Ibanga Akpabio stated.

"I therefore put it to you that if you add all those results, your party is still the loser," Emukpoeruo submitted.

Generalpatton:
Sounds like someone familiar.all atiku's prayers will be struck out sir.anything server isn't in our laws,falsification of certificates is pre election case same as perjury.90 days have gone,its impossible to prove irregularities im the remaining 90 days.the case is dead.
Out of the remaining three months,atiku has 1 month,apc one month and the court one month.its over up buhari.tuniski,engineerboat and christiannorth

Seem you dont read the ruling.

I'm not sure you did.

Nothing changes here.

Battle just begin.

What is aiming at achieving is achieved already.

So farabale

Generalpatton:
I know its subjudice to discuss matters before a court but i wonder if adeleke can get victory based on what happened at the supreme court hearing on the 17th of June.his lead counsel made grievous errors that may cost him the case,olanipekun as usual took advantage of the technical error and moved a motion to strike out the case.wole best skill is always in defending electoral victories and always prevails using technicalities but performs averagely when he is on the petitioning team.what are the chances of adeleke winning?


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Tale a closer look at the minority judgement of the appeal court.

Justice Ita Mbaba, disagreed and upheld the tribunal verdict that gave Adeleke victory.

Justice Mbaba further awarded N200, 000 cost against Oyetola and the APC.

Giving his reasons, Justice Mbaba maintained that Oyetola and APC’s allegation that Justice Obiora was absent during the proceeding of the tribunal on February 6, was founded on mere speculation and inference.

He noted that from evidence before the court, whereas Justice Obiora’s name appeared on the heading of record of proceeding for that date, the appellants’ conclusion that he was absent was based on the fact that his name did not appear on the signature page.

Justice Mbaba agreed with Adeleke’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, that such conflict could only be resolved through affidavit evidence.

More so, Justice Mbaba said there was also the possibility that the mix-up was an error from the Secretariat of the tribunal which compiled and transmitted the record of proceeding.

He said the appellate court could have called for the original file from the tribunal, noting that since “intrigues and mischievousness also reign in election related cases, one cannot rule out the unfortunate possibility that the record could have been tampered with”.

Justice Mbaba said he was satisfied that Adeleke and PDP proved all their allegations and that INEC failed to justify the conduct of the supplementary poll.

“In conclusion, I resolve the issues in favour of the 1st and 2nd Respondents. I dismiss the appeal with a cost of N200, 000”.

The same scenario also played out in a second appeal that was lodged by the INEC.

While the other four justices allowed the appeal, Justice Mbaba dismissed it, even as he descended heavily on the electoral body for its failure to live up to expectation in the conduct of the election.

Mbaba noted that INEC which did not call witness at the tribunal or tendered any document, surprising filed the appeal to contend that Adeleke, having participated in the September 27 re-run poll, waived his right to challenge its outcome.

He held that no serious party would boycott any rerun election when a final declaration had not been made, even as he accused INEC of acting dubiously in the rerun election.

“INEC acted dubiously in the way it handled the rerun election. INEC should not have been put in the dock if it had done the right thing at the rerun election and when INEC was in the dock it shied away without filing any argument”.

He noted that INEC deliberately cancelled results in 17 polling units, adding that such action was illegal since the State Returning Officer lacked the power to do so.

“It is the presiding Officer that has the power to cancel results if need be”, Justice Mbaba added.

Generalpatton:
You are the one that is wrong.the first three appeals are grounds in one suit.the 2nd appeal is a cross appeal.but let me not argue further because you never accept defeat.to show you that you that your legal knowledge is limited,you are treating the technicalities lightly.that is the first thing any court rules on that is why its called preliminary objections.if the supreme court finds merit in them,the case is over.ask any lawyer friend around you to educate you more before you misled yourself again.
According to you,the first appeal deals with the appeal judgment.if the supreme uphelds it especially the one relating to the absence of justice obiora,the 4th appeal is dead.try and understand simple things

The supreme court are to review the two previous judgments: the cases dwelling on the tripod of; facts (incontrovertible evidence), law (the constitution and electoral act) and justice.

Enice:
can someone explain why any POS will display ur data just by inserting ur ATM card but a SCR will not display sh!t if you go outside the area you registered? because the POS is connected to a server while the SCR is not. it is just a memory card with voters data. it is a stand alone that you take to a computer to download info from. j

And how was INEC HQ able to detect voters accredited eventually

24SEVEN:
On the Rivers monorail project, I wnt you to know that government is a continuum, as such Wike was within the limit to complete such an outstanding project. But Wike, an individual notorious for petty vindictiveness opted against it, to the detriment of Rivers. Other examples include the Banana plantation, fish farms and scraping of RSSDA. Not to mention TimaRiv and the sacked Ken-Poly lecturers. Had to mention all these to let you know I'm grounded in Rivers.


On the issue of white paper that indicted Amaechi, I oblige you to make same available on this platform for all to see his indictment or forever be know as a Big Fat Liar!!!

Get in right here.

https://www.nairaland.com/3743892/white-paper-indicted-amaechi-embezzling

deomelo:
You mean I should source for info to help you prove your rubbish with?

Shouldn't you have sourced your info first before starting a thread to make bogus, flawed, irrational and illogical comparisons?

Keep quiet if you have nothing better to say.

As usual noise and ranting


The evidence had been laid down by the hope.

But you said its false.

Provide your true story of get out of my mention.

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JUST IN: 12 witnesses testify against El-rufai at elections Tribunal

Twelve witnesses, on Wednesday, testified against the Kaduna State Governor of All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Kaduna.

The witnesses told the tribunal that the March 9 governorship elections in which the governor was declared winner by independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did not hold in many polling units of Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state.

All the 12 witnesses testified on behalf of the petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Alhaji Isa Ashiru. They also said phantom votes were added to the APC candidate to declared him winner of the governorship elections by INEC in Polling units where elections was held.

The witnesses said INEC officials did not show up at many polling units in the local government on March 9th. A witness identified as Dan-Auta Mohammed, told the tribunal that elections did not take place at his polling Unit 003. “I was surprised that INEC announced the result of an election that never took place,” he said.

Another witness Simon Kester, also said election did not hold in polling unit 018, but INEC released a result from that same polling unit which had no stamp or signature on it.

Sani Musa Danburan of polling unit 009 said, as an agent of his party, he could confirm elections did not hold in his polling Unit on March 9. “Even the result from INEC didn’t have stamp of the presiding officer,” he said.

Mr. Benjamin Augustine, a witness who served as an agent of the PDP at Hayin Banki Ward collation centre, equally said phantom votes were added for the APC on the purported INEC certified result sheet which was different from the pink copy given to him at the end of the collation exercise. He tendered the pink copy given to him by collation officer to the court which it was adopted by the court as an exhibit.

Aliyu Mohammad, another witness who served as a PDP agent in polling units 006, said election did not take place in his polling unit, but surprisingly, “I was later shown the result of the election purported to have emanated from INEC without the official stamp.”

All the witnesses, who served as agents of the petitioners in Kaduna North, told the tribunal that INEC officials never showed up at their polling units on the March 9th 2019 governorship elections.

Ibrahim Bako-led Tribunal adjourned to June 20th for continuation of hearing after taking 12 witnesses. Daily Trust gathered that about 30 witnesses from Zaria and Kaduna North Local Government Areas had testified against the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/just-in-12-witnesses-testify-against-el-rufai-at-elections-tribunal.html

deomelo:
How exactly do you defend factless, baseless and illogical rubbish? Is the burden not on the person doing the faceless and baseless comparison to back up their rubbish with facts?


I think you've been walking on your brain all day. Keep quiet if you have nothing intelligent to talk about.

Shallow info consumer

This are facts that is looking at us bare face.

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Going nowhere completion


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deomelo:
Blogger Blogger. This is how you feed Nigerians with half-baked rubbish and baseless accusations and insinuations.

....but of course, you know the average Nigerian is dumb, gullible, low intellect with zero appetite for intellectual reasonings, they love tabloid stories, gossips and rumors.

You people so more damage than good.

Your doing more damage than good.

Bring forth the truth situational account and let compare