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Fayose if u had Criticised GEJ like this I think he would have done better,unfortunately u have join the band of WAILERS,what a Pity!

Fayose,chairman of wailing wailers,U keep lamenting while PMB will never alter a word to U.Silence is the Best answer to a FOOL.U contradict urself by not believing that looters have return looted fund yet at the same time U want the money to be shared to U.Foyose are U the Finance minister or CBN? Don't worry Next Election u will be a Gonner.Keep wailing till 2023

PDP and Metuh will always react! They are Goners and know very well they have already lost.Metuh exhibiting the Last kicks of a dying Horse.
Bayelsa will be won by APC
Rivers will be worn by APC
Akwa ibom for PDP

After all,Let the Wailing continue.......

Appeal Court Verdict loading...........40bn borrowed to patch just 100kilometer of Roads! Take a closer look at the election in kogi state and see how CARD READER worked perfectly well. Its only in Rivers State that Card reader would MALFUNCTION. Dead battery and thereby resorted in using incident form because rigging is in their blood. 60% of the cheering crowd doesn't have PVC

Wike Vs Dakuku: Appeal Court Begins Sitting,Grants Wike Leave To Serve Peterside

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted leave to the Rivers State Governor Barr.Nyesom Wike whose election was nullified by the Rivers State Governorship election petition Tribunal Presided over by Justice Suleiman Mohammadu Ambrosa.
Nyesom Wike had appealed the October 24th Judgement of Justice Ambosa three man Rivers Tribunal which ordered for a fresh election to be conducted in Rivers State on grounds that the April 11th Governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commision(INEC) was done in flagrant disobedience to the Electoral Guidlines.
By virtue of the Leave granted to Counsel to Nyesom Wike,Peterside and his team is to prepare thier Defense once the Appealet notify them of their Appeal

I blame Saraki for evil conspiracy that brought Ekweremadu as DSP,in PDP 16yrs an OPposition can never be DSP


PDP knows they are goner because Bayelsa and Kogi and Rivers will soon become APC state
They will wail till 2050

I see PDP in a well decorated casket in a 100feet soil
and I wept but none consoled me

We didn’t force people to support Jonathan – PDP

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party said on Wednesday that the party did not force Nigerians to support the second term presidential aspiration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The party was reacting to the claim by the Chairman of the party’s national conference, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, who said on Tuesday that it was wrong for the then ruling party to have fielded Jonathan as the presidential candidate of the party in 2015.
Dokpesi, who was speaking on the conference scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, said the fielding of Jonathan made the party to lose the last general election.
He begged Nigerians and members of the party over what he described as the inability of the PDP to meet the people’s yearnings in the past 16 years when the party was in power.
He had said, “We are aware that there were errors we made. We admit that we made mistakes and we have not met the expectation of Nigerians and we tendered unreserved apologies for these mistakes.
“You must have seen the Ike Ekweremadu report on why we are apologising. There was no internal democracy, there was impunity within the party and there was no level-playing ground for members of the party.
“Zoning principles of the party were abandoned and a gamut of all other issues, which will come out during the conference and for all these and the people who have been offended, for people whose toes were stepped upon, we also tender an unreserved apology. “
But in his reaction to Dokpesi’s statement, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, told journalists that Dokpesi was not speaking for the party.
Metuh said, “That statement made by Dokpesi is his personal opinion and does not represent in any way an official position of the PDP.
“In the first place, Dokpesi is not a member of the national executive of the PDP and he can only speak in his personal capacity and his opinion remains personal and does not represent that of the party.
“The decision to field former President Jonathan in the 2015 presidential race was approved by the National Working Committee, the National Executive Council and the party’s national caucus.
“In addition, the constitution of the party allows a sitting president to exercise his personal right to run for a second term if he so desires.”
“This is not the time for buck- passing or blame game. We are repositioning our party. What we should do is to join hands to reposition the PDP based on the report of Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu committee to reclaim the party lost glory. This is what is expected of us all at this time.”
On whether the party now regrets its action, Metuh said, “How can you regret a decision taken where everyone was there, the NWC, NEC and the national caucus. What are we talking about?
“Everybody was conscious of the decision, nobody was coerced into supporting the position.

The battle line is drawn this week between the Rivers State Government and the Sacked 22 Local government Chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress.
The Court of Appeal will this week deliver Judgement on the Appeal brought by the elected 22 APC Chairmen whose election where declared null and void on June 9 2015 by the Judgement of Justice lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court sitting in Portharcourt.
Recall that the former governor of Rivers State Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi had on Saturday May 23rd 2015 conducted Local Government Area election in the state prior to his exhit as governor.
That election was boycotted by the PDP on claims that a suit challenging the legality of the process was still pending at the Federal High Court.
Before The Federal High Court could deliver its judgement, a National Industrial Court gave an order of interlocotry injunction restraining the Rivers State government and all her cronies from tampering with the tenure of the Chairmen.
But on Friday June 9 2015, justice Lambo Akambi ordered the to vacate office on grounds that the election that brought them to power was an outright disobedience to law
The Appeal Court will deliver its judgement on the Appeal before Friday 13 November 2015

Abbey2sam:
you're obviously a fool, who lack self respect. I tried all I could not to insult you but you kept fooling yourself ......
Stopping quoting me stupid

Anu ohia,ewu gambia,the thunder wey go fire u dey do press up Wailing wailer wailing till 2050

Read the tribunal verdict here

The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has nullified the election of Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party, and declared his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Alhaja Aisha Alhassan, as the winner of the April 11, 2015 election.
The tribunal, led by Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar, in its judgment on Saturday, held that Ishaku was not nominated by the PDP due to the party’s failure to conduct its primary election in the state in line with section 177 of the Electoral Act.
The tribunal held that the party went ahead to conduct the December 11, 2014 primary in Abuja instead of Jalingo without giving explanation to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The tribunal held that all votes cast to the governor on April 11 were wasted and declared Alhassan, who scored the next highest votes, winner of the election.
The tribunal ordered INEC to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued to the governor and issue fresh one to Alhassan.
But the tribunal had dismissed the allegations by Alhassan and her party, the APC, to the effect that the April 11 election was marred by over-voting ‎as the number of votes recorded during the election was more than the number of voters accredited by card reader.
The tribunal held that mere reliance on accreditation using card reader was not sufficient to prove over-voting.
The tribunal had earlier dismissed the four notices of preliminary objections filed by the respondents which challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal and the locus standi of the petitioners to file the petition.

Abbey2sam:
why are you angry, what's making you bitter, why are you fighting with me......please don't quote me again

I'm not angry at al at all, only a WiTcH fears WiTchhunting

Abbey2sam:
truth is bitter
present your case in a clear view instead of trying to abuse me

Take ur FACTs and EVIDENCES to courts n find Justice.

Abbey2sam:
you ask this questions because you lack foresight you can't see beyond your nose

May u receive SENSE in the Name of Amadioha Amen

favourlove1:
n there was not a miscarriage of justitice in underage voting in the north? Electronic rigging by inec disemfrachizing millions from voting in d south? Keep killing urself for looters who don't have ur interest at heart. Rubbish!

Tell the Oposition Parties in the North to go to Tribunal if they feel underage voted.I always say Court works with FACTS and EVIDENCES
Do u have evidences? Take it to court and stop exhibiting infantile brain discharge

hinwazaka:
I rather worship a DEVIL, who knows how to deceive, than a GOD who doesn't know how to convince. Keep on fooling yourself

Quote me,U will wail till 2050,u are simply exhibiting INFANTILE. Miscarriage/ejaculation
Go and read ur Electoral Act

drpossibilities:
The Electoral Act 2010 clearly provides that in the case of nomination to the position of Governorship, the primaries must be held in the State Capital of the State in question.

Thanks my bros,teach them Eleco 101.1

I wanna ask a Question,when has PMB became the tribunal judges ,appeal jugdes and supreme court justices?

okomogo:
God bless you

Infantile Ejaculation,una never see chum chin,U will wail till 2050

Election tribunal works with facts and evidences presented before them.Present ur facts Right,U win,Present ur facts wrongly U loose.Chikena!

moyinoluwabun:
meanwhile, don't engage me in Amaechi's business cos his own wasn't speaking up but a clear betrayal of his party that fed him.

Shame on U,u are playing double standard here.we must stand up against Election Rigging and Voilence
.So there was not a miscarriage of justice in Delta,Abia tribunal?

Soft Copy of Opunabo Christian Inko-Tariah's RESIGNATION Letter To Wike
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Here is the copy ofOpunabo Christion Inko-Tariah'sResignation letter to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Office of the Special Adviser to the Rivers State Governor On Media and Publicity
4th November 2015
His Excellency,
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,CON
Governor of Rivers State.
Government Hous,
Portharcourt.
Sir,
RESIGNATION
Sir,Let me start by thanking you for finding me worthy of serving you,nay,the state in my capacity as SPECIAL ADVISER on Media and Publicity,for this i shall remain grateful.
However,with the unfolding developments,it is irretrievable that my services are no longer needed,and to this end,subterfuges are employed to send the message accross.
Sir permit me to dredge up the facts that plank my conviction on.
For the first two Months i worked with you,not a kobo was given to me as Impress/Overload.Apart from paid advertorials and when you briefed the press,every other publications were done at my own cost.Infact,in most cases,announcements made at your behet were paid for by me or done pro- bono.
In the third month,you approved the sum #5,000,000.OO(Five Million Naira) as monthly impress.This was obviously grossly inadequate compared to the pecuniary monthly obligations of my office that gulped #4,800,000,00(Four Million eight hundred thousand).These are obligations inherited from the Rotimi Amaechi's government.Attached are how the payments are made to bolster my assertions.
With this,i am left with #200,000.00(Two Hundred Thousand Naira) to manage the press for one month.There are times when journalist who cover occasions in government house leave without a kobo.
It is pertinent to also state for the records that no time did i threaten to arrest journalist with policemen.Even when i tried to explain,you rebuffed me.
Furtherance,i have written several memoranda to you on efficacious Publicity.All memoranda were returned to me untreated,i have also attached herewith such memoranda.
Sir,i resolved to work with you all my heart,but what i got in return is gratitous derision.
On several occasions after i noticed your hostile attitude towards me,i approached you for clarification and resolutions but was denied any chance to speak,this prompted my fist resignation move,after which you called and cautioned and asked me to go back to work.Things got festered from them on.
I fell in the bathroom and sustained several head injuries,with the plaster on my head,i met you in the office to explain things to you.All you said was that i should go and treat myself.This was about two months ago,sadly you have never asked me about the injuries.
On thursday October 22nd 2015,i had a close shave with death on my way from Buguma as assassins riddiled"my car".I sent you a text on the development,but up till now you have never called me to ask questions.
You got back from Abuja on saturday,after the Tribunal verdict only to spleen on me.
Although one may understand that given the Tribunal verdict,you showed no concern at all after the day of your broadcast.On the sunday,you had solidarity church service,i was with you in the morning for the broadcast,on my way to the chuch service,i felt dizzy and went home.Shortly after i started vomiting blood.Emeka Woke(COS) and the SSA on protocol were informed and they rushed to my House.I was reliably informed that you were briefed by Engr.Emeka Woke but did not bother to know if i was okay or not.This is bloodcurdling.My life means nothing to you,i sent a memo to you for imprimater to travel to the United States for medical attention,without asking for money.That memo has been on your desk for about three weeks.
Sir,the climax of your disdain for me was the rebuttal in which you dissociated yourself from an innocous statementi made concerning the judiciary and the verdict.
When you called me on Wednesday to express your disapproval,i apologised profusely on the phone with a promise that it shall not repeat itself.You asked if i was actually with your or not,and i said I was.This siencere assurance could not placate you because of your mindset.Thank God the likes of O.C.J Okocha,SAN saw nothing wrong in my statement.The rebuttal was a good opportunity for you to ridicule me in public and show disapproval of my still working with you.Your rebuttal obviate the need for further evidence of your absolute loss of confidence in me.This i failed to discern when you ordered that i must not be a member of theONE HUNDRED DAYS IN OFFICE COMMITEE and INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION COMMITEE.Initially,you claimed the publicity on you was poor and when it imporved,you said i was only popularizing myself,you saw nothing good in anything i did.You called me and cautioned me that you were always in the news.You further said that most of us will know our fate after the Tribunal.
On the white paper Press Briefing,it was suggested that I brief the press(and rightly too),but you spurred.The Issue is not my not briefing the press but the contempt.
Your insentivity to my close shave with death awakened reminiscenece of when you said i can go and Die with my father,when i coughed in your office.You worked me out of your office,saying"If i you want to die,go and die with your father"interesting! This was after you queried why E.C AGUMA,SAN and I were close despiet the fact that my dad,the late Hon.Justice Chief Opubo Inko-Tariah sentenced the late Chief E.AGUMA to Death in the Ndabros matter.It was even E.C Aguma,SAN who even corrected the impression because my late dad never found the Late Chief Aguma guilty and so never ever convicted him.
The issue of your controversial visit to the CJN is still green,you called me two weeks after(On the Day PUNCH Published it online) to ask what my reactions were and why queried why i was not proactive.Tersely,I said i never knew of the visit because you never told me although we were in Abuja together or else i would not have pro-acted.
However,i told the Press the visit was to resolve the thorny issue of a substantive CJ for the state.Few days later,you said i told the Press i was not aware and I replied that I never did and that the statement was made to you alone.All I told the press was that your visit was to resolve the vexed issue of substantive CJ.I never knew your allegations was only a vener.
As a Special Adviser,I have no befitting to accomodate my PAs and SAs yet i carried on.
Let me not bore you further with what I know you dismiss as prolixity.
I sincerely advise that you give penetrating thoughts to your leadership paradigm.
The people around you are people ready to die for your sake.Do not dampen their spirits.They are but human beings. Expereince is Pre-eminent where advice is ignored.
I conclude Sir,by once more thanking you for opportunity and wish you God's guidance and blessings as i exit your government.
Thank you and God bless.
Your's
Sir Opunabo .C. Inko-Tariah.LCIA.ACAIArb

Rivers State Governor, Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike, has sacked the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Opunabo Christian Inko-Tariah. The sack, which the victim confirmed on a radio statement earlier today, comes days after Mr. Wike had disowned a statement from the sacked Adviser, denigrating the Nigerian judiciary.
Opunabo had, on behalf of Wike, while reacting to the ruling of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Holden in Abuja, labelled judges judicial terrorists. Only some days later, Wike denied authorship of the statement but failed to condemn it. He neither condemned Mr. Inko-Tariah.
There were signs that Mr. Inko-Tariah had been sidelined by Wike since that statement. Soon afterwards, press statements emanating from the Press Unit of Rivers State Government House, before signed by the Special Adviser, seized to bear his name and designation. Other statements in the name of Wike also no more bore Inko-Tariah’s name. Instead, Wike’s Special Assistant(Media), Simeon Nwakudu, signed off for Wike.
Inko-Tariah, in the radio statement, claimed to have resigned but an insider source told The Neighbourhood Wike actually sacked Inko-Tariah, a graduate of Communications Art, University of Uyo. Inko-Tariah publishes the HARD TRUTH newspaper, a weekly circulated in Rivers State.
Reproduced below is the statement that caused the Special Adviser his job.
Judicial terrorism
I have watched with disdain, the insidious judicial gang-up against Governor Nyesom, CON. It is surprising that in this modern times, the tempest of justice will be allowed to blow fitfully across our courts. I am further dazed that the same Rotimi Amaechi who displayed so much hatred and disgust for the courts and rule of law by closing the high court’s in rivers state for close to two years without a twinge of conscience is today the lovely bride of the courts. This explains the reason for impunity in our country.
What is going on right now can best be described as judicial gang-up against Governor Wike, nay, the people of Rivers State. It is an affront on democracy and a blight disregard for the will of the people as evinced in the April 11 general elections.
The courts are setting pernicious precedents by hinging their verdicts on inane points. Rivers people overwhelming gave their mandate to Governor Wike but a microscopic few want to wrest that mandate from him through the back door. As at when the Tribunals were set up, the Court of Appeal and the Federal High court were sitting. The state was also peaceful. Why move the juridical seat to Abuja then?
The answer is simple: to subvert the will of the people. The issue of security was ostensibly used; it is only a veneer for the compromising bias of our adversaries. But like Winston Churchill said:"truth is incontrovertible: malice may distort it, ignorance may deride it but there it is". I believe that sagacity shall prevail at the Supreme Court on the substantive issue of who won the governorship election in Rivers State. Rivers people will not resign its self to fate and allow their mandate freely given to Governor Wike stolen away.
I enjoin all the political and judicial coup plotters to give this a penetrating thought. We shall defend our mandate. The voice of the people is the voice of God and the people have spoken: it is Wike or no one

NON-USE OF CARD READER WAS NOT A GROUND IN THE APC ELECTION PETITION. APC major ground was "SUBSTANTIAL NON- COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELECTORAL ACT AND GUIDELINES". Non-use of Card Reader was merely one of the "PARTICULARS OF NON COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTORAL ACT AND GUIDELINES". I overheard someone argue that the facts in Delta, Lagos and Rivers State were the same, but the outcome was different. The facts were never and can never be the same. The fact maybe similar but the evidence in prove of the facts and the method of presentation of the evidence cannot be the same. FOR INSTANCE APC PLEADED AND PROVED IRREGULARITIES. Eg. 1. APC showed that Prince John BAZIA signed as Ward Collation Agent for 10 wards of TAI LGA 2. APC showed that Princewill Claudous Signed as Ward Collation Agent for 13 wards of ASARI TORU LGA. 3. APC showed that Dr. Chituru Orluwene who was INEC Collation Officer for DEGEMA LGA is a known PDP member and was also a Member of the PDP Campaign Organization (the Medical Team) and so many others. APC equally established that known members of the PDP were used as INEC ADHOC STAFF FOR THE ELECTIONS. 4. APC proved that In all the LGAs, total number of accreditation for GOVERNORSHIP was DIFFERENT FROM HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, yet the elections took place the day with one single process. 5. APC proved that in OMUMA LGA, Election was allegedly held for House of Assembly and did not hold for Governorship, yet the elections were on the same day and time. 6. APC showed that In wards 12 and 13 OBIO/AKPOR LGA the purported election did not hold for Governorship but held for House of Assembly, yet the elections were for same day and time. 7. APC established that In Wards 15 and 16 OBIO/ AKPOR the purported election did not hold on the 11th April for Governorship and rescheduled to 12th April, but held on 11th April for House of Assembly, yet it was the same process. 8. APC showed that From documents filed by PDP and Wike, Former Governor Amaechi was shown on photographs casting his vote at Ubima Ward 8, unit 14, BUT INEC could not produce results for his unit; establishing APC's allegation of snatching of material. 9. APC proved, On the face of Results from INEC, it was clearly written that some results were snatched. 10. APC showed over voting on the face of some unit results. 11. APC showed disparity on number of accreditation on the results sheets, different from tick of accreditation on voter register, different from card reader report. 12. APC established disparity on number of total vote cast on results sheets different from tick of vote on voter register. 13. APC established disparity between accreditation figures for Governorship and House Assembly Election in the same unit, yet you same process. 14. APC Showed disparity and inconsistent entries on Results Sheets (Form EC8A). 15. APC established that the RAC centre at ASARI TORU LGA, with electoral materials for 10 out of the 13 wards of LGA were burnt. 16 APC established incontrovertibly that there was LARGE SCALE VIOLENCE ACROSS THE STATE ON THAT DAY, etc. DESPITE THESE MANIFEST IRREGULARITIES ESTABLISHED BY APC, Nyesom Wike and PDP did not call any witness(es) to EXPLAIN THE DISCREPANCIES AND IRREGULARITIES. They simply maintained that they won. How did they expect the Election Tribunal to resolve the disparity and discrepancies, except in line with the established evidence? Card Reader reported was just one of the documents MUCH ADO about the so called INCIDENT FORMS, MANUAL ACCREDITATION AND 1,187,295 VOTES DECLARED BY INEC. For the APC, it is a mere subterfuge to create an impression that all was well in that election. Unfortunately, Even from the so called INCIDENT FORMS tendered during the hearing of APC's petition at the Election Petition Tribunal, INEC, WIKE and PDP could still not account for the over 1 million votes purportedly cast and allotted to WIKE. After the Sham Election, PDP spent several months with some compromised INEC staff preparing incident forms at INEC Office in Port Harcourt, which they planned to tender at the Tribunal in order to hoodwink the Judge, yet the GOD of Justice put confusion in their midst and they could not not even account for half the votes. Foremost, the Respondents didn't remember that the 3rd Respondent (PDP) did not plead or front-load the Incident Forms which they suddenly decided to bring to Court seeing the progress the Petitioners had made in discharge of the onus on them. The Incident Form tendered by PDP could only account for about 299,885 votes contrary to total vote cast of 1,187,295 declared and 1,029,102 allotted to Wike by INEC It would interest you to NOTE THAT EACH INCIDENT FORM CONTAINS A MAXIMUM OF 10 NAMES/ INCIDENCES. The Petitioners had to do a physical count of the names of voters that allegedly had incidence as shown from the EXHIBITS TENDERED BY PDP and it shows only 299,885 voters/incidences. Now, you may wish to do some calculations yourself, and in doing so just ASSUME THAT EACH FORM CONTAINS THE MAXIMUM OF 10 NAMES/ INCIDENCES. FOR EASE OF REFERENCE; Below is the lists of the INCIDENT FORMS AND QUANTITIES TENDERED AS EXHIBITS BY PDP at the ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL. The figure preceded by the alphabet "B" is the tittle of the exhibits; and the figures following are the quantities of the incident forms. LGA EXHIBIT; NO COPY OBIO/AKR LGA B47-57; 1,341 DEGEMA LGA. B58. 489 OGU/BOLO LGA. B59. 1,052 OKRIKA LGA. B60. 587 AHOADA EAST LGA. B61. 648 ONELGA. B62. 1,081 ABUA/ODUAL. B63. 503 OYIGBO LGA. B64. 660 ELEME LGA, B65. 136 KHANA LGA, B66. 1,072 ANDONI LGA, B67. 527 OPOBO/NK LGA, B68. 683 AHOADA WST LGA, B69. 368 BONNY LGA, B70. 515 ETCHE LGA, B71. 596 IKWERRE LGA, B72. 1,804 TAI LGA, B73. 560 GOKANA LGA, B74. 948 OBIO/AKR LGA, B75. 2,652 PHALGA, B76. 5,155 TAI LGA. B77-B79. 82 OYIGBO LGA. B80-B91. 105 ABUA/ODUAL B92-B95. 525 OKIRIKA LGA B96-B100. 260 IKWERRE LGA B101. 254 ANDONI LGA B102-B106. 888 AHOADA EAST B107-B108. 334 DEGEMA LGA B109-B110. 124 OBIO/AKR LGA, B111-B112. 1,983 PHALGA B128-B134. 875 ONELGA. B135-B140. 735 OGU/BOLO LGA B141-B143. 424 GOKANA LGA B144-B147. 582 AKULGA B148-B151. 528 ETCHE LGA B152-B156. 919 TAI LGA B157-B162. 564 ASALGA B163-B164. 281 NOW you know the quantity and figures of the MUCH TALKED ABOUT INCIDENT FORMS AND MANUAL ACCREDITATION from the Sham Election in Rivers State. SO, THE QUESTION TO INEC, WIKE AND PDP is WHERE DID THE 1,187,295 votes come from

Wike is a Goner.... Even INEC IcT and Monitoring Directors testified against itsself and the document was tendered as exhibits,they tactically avoided using card reader and at the same time Tendered incident forms(manual voting) that wasn't up to the 1M votes alloted to Wike

He accused the Tribunal as Judicial terrorism and gang up,so he should RESIGN

RIVERS GUBER: INEC APPEALS AGAINST TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT

Says Court erred by rejecting evidences of Commission, PDP, Wike

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday formally filed an appeal against the judgment of the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal nullifying the election of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
The electoral body filed her appeal, dated 4th of November, 2015 at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division on Thursday, the 5th of November.
In a 12-ground appeal filed on behalf of INEC by her counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, the electoral body challenged the entirety of the tribunal’s judgment.
The reliefs sought by INEC in her appeal include: “an order allowing the appeal, an order setting aside the decision of the tribunal and an order dismissing the petition as lacking in merit”.
According to INEC, the learned justices of the tribunal erred in law when it failed to evaluate the evidence of each of the witnesses called by the petitioners before reaching its decision.
INEC stated that: “The tribunal was obligated to making findings as to where elections were said to have held on the one part and where they were alleged not to have held on the other part”.
The electoral body further stated that the tribunal erred when it resorted to generic declaration like “many instances”, when the justices were obligated to specify where the evidence elicited under cross examination enhanced the case of the first and second respondents.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, further stated that the tribunal erred when it used the testimonies of witnesses who were not at polling
stations to nullify the Rivers governorship election.
INEC, in her appeal stated: “Evidence of reports at an election by persons who did not make them and who did not observe the proceedings, the subject matter of the reports cannot be substituted for evidence of witnesses in the polling units of Rivers State.
“Exhibits A303-A305, A307 and A2 are documentary hearsay which ought not to be relied upon as proof of the allegations of non-conduct and improper conduct of election in the polling units in Rivers State.”
INEC stated that the tribunal disregarded Section 49 (1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended which is a statutory provision binding on it. The electoral body further stated that the decision of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal on the law were duly cited to the tribunal, but it ignored same.
According to INEC, there was no due evaluation of the 56 witnesses called by the petitioners pointing out that the witnesses who testified did not link their testimonies to the documents tendered.
INEC added that the tribunal erred in law when it failed to indicate that the petitioners failed to prove their case on a polling unit by polling unit basis as required by law.
The electoral body added that the tribunal erred when it failed to demonstrate the reasons why it rejected the evidences professed by witnesses of INEC, PDP and Governor Wike.

Wike will surely loose at Appeal see how APC presented its petition NON-USE OF CARD READER WAS NOT A GROUND IN THE APC ELECTION PETITION. APC major ground was "SUBSTANTIAL NON- COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELECTORAL ACT AND GUIDELINES". Non-use of Card Reader was merely one of the "PARTICULARS OF NON COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTORAL ACT AND GUIDELINES". I overheard someone argue that the facts in Delta, Lagos and Rivers State were the same, but the outcome was different. The facts were never and can never be the same. The fact maybe similar but the evidence in prove of the facts and the method of presentation of the evidence cannot be the same. FOR INSTANCE APC PLEADED AND PROVED IRREGULARITIES. Eg. 1. APC showed that Prince John BAZIA signed as Ward Collation Agent for 10 wards of TAI LGA 2. APC showed that Princewill Claudous Signed as Ward Collation Agent for 13 wards of ASARI TORU LGA. 3. APC showed that Dr. Chituru Orluwene who was INEC Collation Officer for DEGEMA LGA is a known PDP member and was also a Member of the PDP Campaign Organization (the Medical Team) and so many others. APC equally established that known members of the PDP were used as INEC ADHOC STAFF FOR THE ELECTIONS. 4. APC proved that In all the LGAs, total number of accreditation for GOVERNORSHIP was DIFFERENT FROM HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, yet the elections took place the day with one single process. 5. APC proved that in OMUMA LGA, Election was allegedly held for House of Assembly and did not hold for Governorship, yet the elections were on the same day and time. 6. APC showed that In wards 12 and 13 OBIO/AKPOR LGA the purported election did not hold for Governorship but held for House of Assembly, yet the elections were for same day and time. 7. APC established that In Wards 15 and 16 OBIO/ AKPOR the purported election did not hold on the 11th April for Governorship and rescheduled to 12th April, but held on 11th April for House of Assembly, yet it was the same process. 8. APC showed that From documents filed by PDP and Wike, Former Governor Amaechi was shown on photographs casting his vote at Ubima Ward 8, unit 14, BUT INEC could not produce results for his unit; establishing APC's allegation of snatching of material. 9. APC proved, On the face of Results from INEC, it was clearly written that some results were snatched. 10. APC showed over voting on the face of some unit results. 11. APC showed disparity on number of accreditation on the results sheets, different from tick of accreditation on voter register, different from card reader report. 12. APC established disparity on number of total vote cast on results sheets different from tick of vote on voter register. 13. APC established disparity between accreditation figures for Governorship and House Assembly Election in the same unit, yet you same process. 14. APC Showed disparity and inconsistent entries on Results Sheets (Form EC8A). 15. APC established that the RAC centre at ASARI TORU LGA, with electoral materials for 10 out of the 13 wards of LGA were burnt. 16 APC established incontrovertibly that there was LARGE SCALE VIOLENCE ACROSS THE STATE ON THAT DAY, etc. DESPITE THESE MANIFEST IRREGULARITIES ESTABLISHED BY APC, Nyesom Wike and PDP did not call any witness(es) to EXPLAIN THE DISCREPANCIES AND IRREGULARITIES. They simply maintained that they won. How did they expect the Election Tribunal to resolve the disparity and discrepancies, except in line with the established evidence? Card Reader reported was just one of the documents MUCH ADO about the so called INCIDENT FORMS, MANUAL ACCREDITATION AND 1,187,295 VOTES DECLARED BY INEC. For the APC, it is a mere subterfuge to create an impression that all was well in that election. Unfortunately, Even from the so called INCIDENT FORMS tendered during the hearing of APC's petition at the Election Petition Tribunal, INEC, WIKE and PDP could still not account for the over 1 million votes purportedly cast and allotted to WIKE. After the Sham Election, PDP spent several months with some compromised INEC staff preparing incident forms at INEC Office in Port Harcourt, which they planned to tender at the Tribunal in order to hoodwink the Judge, yet the GOD of Justice put confusion in their midst and they could not not even account for half the votes. Foremost, the Respondents didn't remember that the 3rd Respondent (PDP) did not plead or front-load the Incident Forms which they suddenly decided to bring to Court seeing the progress the Petitioners had made in discharge of the onus on them. The Incident Form tendered by PDP could only account for about 299,885 votes contrary to total vote cast of 1,187,295 declared and 1,029,102 allotted to Wike by INEC It would interest you to NOTE THAT EACH INCIDENT FORM CONTAINS A MAXIMUM OF 10 NAMES/ INCIDENCES. The Petitioners had to do a physical count of the names of voters that allegedly had incidence as shown from the EXHIBITS TENDERED BY PDP and it shows only 299,885 voters/incidences. Now, you may wish to do some calculations yourself, and in doing so just ASSUME THAT EACH FORM CONTAINS THE MAXIMUM OF 10 NAMES/ INCIDENCES. FOR EASE OF REFERENCE; Below is the lists of the INCIDENT FORMS AND QUANTITIES TENDERED AS EXHIBITS BY PDP at the ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL. The figure preceded by the alphabet "B" is the tittle of the exhibits; and the figures following are the quantities of the incident forms. LGA EXHIBIT; NO COPY OBIO/AKR LGA B47-57; 1,341 DEGEMA LGA. B58. 489 OGU/BOLO LGA. B59. 1,052 OKRIKA LGA. B60. 587 AHOADA EAST LGA. B61. 648 ONELGA. B62. 1,081 ABUA/ODUAL. B63. 503 OYIGBO LGA. B64. 660 ELEME LGA, B65. 136 KHANA LGA, B66. 1,072 ANDONI LGA, B67. 527 OPOBO/NK LGA, B68. 683 AHOADA WST LGA, B69. 368 BONNY LGA, B70. 515 ETCHE LGA, B71. 596 IKWERRE LGA, B72. 1,804 TAI LGA, B73. 560 GOKANA LGA, B74. 948 OBIO/AKR LGA, B75. 2,652 PHALGA, B76. 5,155 TAI LGA. B77-B79. 82 OYIGBO LGA. B80-B91. 105 ABUA/ODUAL B92-B95. 525 OKIRIKA LGA B96-B100. 260 IKWERRE LGA B101. 254 ANDONI LGA B102-B106. 888 AHOADA EAST B107-B108. 334 DEGEMA LGA B109-B110. 124 OBIO/AKR LGA, B111-B112. 1,983 PHALGA B128-B134. 875 ONELGA. B135-B140. 735 OGU/BOLO LGA B141-B143. 424 GOKANA LGA B144-B147. 582 AKULGA B148-B151. 528 ETCHE LGA B152-B156. 919 TAI LGA B157-B162. 564 ASALGA B163-B164. 281 NOW you know the quantity and figures of the MUCH TALKED ABOUT INCIDENT FORMS AND MANUAL ACCREDITATION from the Sham Election in Rivers State. SO, THE QUESTION TO INEC, WIKE AND PDP is WHERE DID THE 1,187,295 votes come from

Its 9days now Wike hasn't appeal the tribunal judgement