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The Edo Governorship Election Tribunal in Abuja witnessed intense drama today as a star witness for the PDP laid bare the irregularities in INEC’s declaration of Monday Okpebholo as governor.

Citing section 2.3.6 of INEC’s Manual for Election Officials, the expert highlighted that INEC’s failure to record the serial numbers of sensitive election materials in Form EC25B violated its own regulations. This rendered results from 320 polling units invalid.

Under relentless cross-examination, the witness calmly turned the tables on respondents’ counsels. When APC’s lawyer falsely claimed INEC uploaded all polling unit results to the IReV portal, the witness responded, “That is patently false, my Lord. INEC uploaded only 4,466 of 4,519 polling unit results, failing to upload 53. Your statement is incorrect.”

As respondents attempted to discredit the witness for not being physically present at polling units, he swiftly retorted: “My Lord, counsel earlier referenced 16 agent polling unit results, noting that 3 were not stamped. Counsel wasn’t at any polling unit either, yet his review revealed inconsistencies. Similarly, my findings are based on a forensic examination of documents, which clearly show over-voting, unfilled mandatory forms, and improperly collated results in 765 polling units.”

In a moment that left opposing lawyers visibly unsettled, the witness declared: “My Lord, Barr. Ighodalo won the election. This fact is available to anyone with access to the documents.”

Flustered and unable to counter the testimony, APC’s counsel ended questioning early, and the Tribunal adjourned to January 30th.

ogugwa1992:
EDO TRIBUNAL FIREWORKS: STAR WITNESS DESTROYS APC, OKPEBHOLO WITH DAMNING PROOF

…INEC’s failures exposed as witness cites Electoral Act and INEC manual
…APC lawyer left flustered as witness flips questions and corrects false claims


https://leaders.ng/2025/01/28/edo-tribunal-fireworks-star-witness-destroys-apc-okpebholo-with-damning-proof/

FactBoyz:
Daily Post Nigeria

Ifreke Inyang Ifreke Inyang

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said politicians’ sins are forgiven when they join the ruling party.

Oshiomhole made this statement on Thursday, while welcoming new members to the party, at the APC presidential campaign in Benin.

As he reeled out names of those who have defected from the PDP to the APC, he said: “I am told that there are a lot of very very senior people from PDP who have decided to join forces with President Buhari to take the broom to sweep away PDP and to continue to ensure that APC continues to preside all over Nigeria.


“It includes my own brother, my friend who comes from my own clime, Henry Duke Genebe. He is the former organising secretary of PDP and we also have former vice chairman PDP and leader of Edo North of PDP. We also have my brother Chief Esheshi Godwin. He is also former council chairman and my very dear friend. We have quite a number of other leaders who have come.

“We have quite a number of other leaders who have come… in fact, once you have joined APC, all your sins are forgiven.”

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2019/01/18/join-apc-sins-forgiven-oshiomhole-video/amp/

N2B2:
All of this will still end with a pro-APC ruling based on technicalities. The PDP is just wasting its time because the jurists who matter have been bought and paid for. Only internal combustion will dismantle the APC.