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| *live From The Court Of Appeal, Abuja, Venue Of The 2019 Presidential Election T by Ratello(op): 1:49pm On Jul 08, 2019 |
*Live from the Court of Appeal, Abuja, Venue of the 2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal* The Presidential Tribunal opened this morning as the PDP and Atiku/Obi’s counsel tendered the remaining evidence from Kano State. *APC Factional National Chairman* The factional National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole made his first appearance today at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Comrade Oshiomhole who has been absent in previous sessions appeared on behalf of his Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). *Star Witness* Another factional National Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Buba Galadima testified today in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party and it’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Alhaji Galadima during his testimony said *That he has been a close associate of the Presidential Candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari In 2003,2007, 2011 up till 2015, That he fell out with him before he was not giving the Nation good Governance .That the APC failed in most of the promises they made to Nigerians before the 2015 General Elections, That he has been involved in promoting good governance in Nigeria since 1966. That the President Buhari led APC Government also failed to provide security and other infrastructures promised by the Party before the general elections.* More updates Updates from the Court of Appeal. The PDP and Atiku/Obi also presented evidence from Zamfara state in addition to other evidences from other states. Currently on witness box is an INEC Registration Technical Officer, Obi Peter Ijeoma. He testified to the court that he was involved in transmitting results to the server as instructed by INEC. He had signed an affidavit in support of PDP and Atiku/Obi in court. He was the supervisor of the Ward collation center during the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election and he was supervised by the LGA collation Officer. He was asked by the Buhari lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun, if he has seen the INEC guidelines but he replied that he is aware of the guidelines given to them by INEC concerning their duty as Technical Officer. He was asked by the APC counsel if he was employed by INEC for such job and he answered and provided a letter from INEC certifying his employment as INEC Tech Officer for the Presidential election. *Justice Bala Aboki* However, Justice Bala Aboki seems uncomfortable and making gestures that suggest he is trying to intimidate witnesses during cross examination. More updates later Updates from the Court of Appeal ... Dr. Livy Uzoukwu called witness number two on his star witness list: Ebenezer Olanikan, another INEC tech officer who transmitted results to INEC server. He was asked by INEC counsel what the name and number of INEC server in which he transmitted results to, but he answered that the server is attached to the Card reader and that they were trained to only transmit results to the server. First of all, the INEC counsel tried to confused the witness by asking him if this is the first time he is entering the premises of the court of appeal and he said no. Buhari counsel Olanipekun asked if he has seen the INEC guidelines and he said yes. He was again asked by Olanipekun if the guidelines says that if the card reader does not work that INEC requested that they should allow voters to vote manually and he said no. Wole Olanipekun tried to confused him again by changing the question on Manuel voting and the witness said Manual voting was not allowed during the Presidential election. He was asked if he transmitted the results to server himself of someone did it for him but he answered that he did it himself. That he transmitted the results of the Presidential Election to the INEC server via a code provided to them by INEC. He was asked by Olanipekun on the particulars of the INEC server and he said the server is connected is connected to the smart card reader and that he transmitted the results to the server as ordered by INEC Turn of the APC counsel. He asked the witness to look at paragraph 8 of his signed affidavit and asked him to read it out. The witness read the statement saying that the results were collated by him and transmitted to the server via a code provided to them by the INEC. APC counsel asked if the results can be transmitted without the code he said yes. And the APC counsel asked him if the code is attached to his witness statement and he said no but that he has the code in his mobile phone. He was asked if the voting went well in his polling unit and he said yes He was asked again if the voters were properly accredited and verified and he said yes And the witness was asked to step aside. Updates from the Court of Appeal .. The PDP and Atiku/Obi lead counsel continued with tendering of documents. He tendered form CF 001 of the second Respondent, Muhammadu Bubari. INEC Form CF 001 is the form filled by President Muhammadu Bubari, Candidate of the APC before the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election. *The form contained evidence of the information and credentials presented by President Buhari to INEC certifying his Eligibility in the election. * Recall that PDP and Atiku/Obi’s Petition on Ground 4 and 5, shows a clear case of perjury. President Buhari had deposed to an affidavit, lying on oath on schools he attended and investigation has shown that those schools were not in existence as of the time of President Buhari’s claim. Updates from the court of Appeal... Dr. Livy presented a receipt of payment certification for the documents tendered (Form CF001) dated 18th of March 2019 and a latter from INEC Officer also in respect of the same exhibit. The receipt and letter were both admitted by the court in evidence but rejected by all the respondents including INEC that provided the documents. Updates from the court of appeal... Dr. Livy presented another evidence from INEC, form EC 18. This form was not rejected by counsel to the respondents and it was admitted in court as exhibits. He also presented copies of press releases, 10 in number showing clear evidence of INEC position on electronic transmission of results. This press documents were admitted in court as evidence and the receipt from INEC with an acknowledgement letter in support of the said documents. All the documents were rejected by the respondents. More updates Updates from the court of appeal ... Dr. Livy Uzoukwu of the PDP and Atiku/Obi presented three documents ... 1. Total number of registered voters and total number of collected PVCs of the 2019 General Elections. 2. Receipt of payments in respect of the said documents dated 24th March 2019 3. Letter of acknowledgment from INEC in respect of the same documents dated 25th March 2019. These documents were again rejected by all the counsel to the respondents, including INEC that provided the documents. The documents were however admitted by the court in evidence. Updates from the Court of appeal Dr. Livy tendered 6 additional newspaper publications from daily trust, tribune, vanguard, Thisday, Sunday Tribune and Vanguard of March 26th 2019, all duly certified by national library with receipt dated 8th of April 2019. These documents were not objected by INEC counsel. Same with Buhari and APC counsel. The documents were admitted by the court in evidence *Unusual body language of Justice Bala Aboki* Justice Bala Aboki during the period of today’s session, will from time to time whisper, touch and try to distract the attention of the lead justice, Justice Mohammed Garba. Court goes for break will be back by 2pm |
| Re: *live From The Court Of Appeal, Abuja, Venue Of The 2019 Presidential Election T by Femi316: 2:07pm On Jul 08, 2019 |
Ratello:With all this long preaching hope the court will stand for the truth....? |
| Re: *live From The Court Of Appeal, Abuja, Venue Of The 2019 Presidential Election T by Nobody: 2:08pm On Jul 08, 2019 |
Hmmm.... It would be a "DAWNING OF A NEW DAY" for the good people of Nigeria. God bless the PDP. |
| Re: *live From The Court Of Appeal, Abuja, Venue Of The 2019 Presidential Election T by garfield1: 2:44pm On Jul 08, 2019 |
Erediauwa:Up buhari |
| Re: *live From The Court Of Appeal, Abuja, Venue Of The 2019 Presidential Election T by Ratello(op): 3:57pm On Jul 08, 2019 |
Updates from the Court of appeal Dr. Livy tendered 6 additional newspaper publications from daily trust, tribune, vanguard, Thisday, Sunday Tribune and Vanguard of March 26th 2019, all duly certified by national library with receipt dated 8th of April 2019. These documents were not objected by INEC counsel. Same with Buhari and APC counsel. The documents were admitted by the court in evidence *Unusual body language of Justice Bala Aboki* Justice Bala Aboki during the period of today’s session, will from time to time whisper, touch and try to distract the attention of the lead justice, Justice Mohammed Garba. Updates from the Court of Appeal .. Dr. Livy Uzoukwu also tendered both INEC Guidelines 2019 and INEC Manual for Election officials 2019 and a receipt dated the 24th of June 2019 certifying the two documents. The INEC counsel rejected the attached receipt but admitted the INEC Guidelines and Manual for Election Officers. Counsel to Buhari and APC did same. But the documents were admitted in court as evidence. Updates from the Court of Appeal.. Dr. Livy Uzoukwu presented a bundle of documents from National Archives, Kaduna and a receipt dated 15th March 2019 being payment for certification of archival documents The documents were rejected by all the respondents, but admitted in court as evidence These documents shows clearly that the schools President Buhari claimed to have attended were not in existence as of the time stated by him on oath Updates from the Court of Appeal... Dr. Livy presented another witness. Mohammed Usman Tattah. INEC counsel: Asked if he said in paragraph 7 that all the people (Party Agents) signed the result sheets because they were harassed and intimidated by APC and security agents and the witness said yes. He was also asked if an APC Agents also signed the result sheets and the PDP Mohammed said they were no results in his polling unit. He was asked that he was not happy that is why he came to the court and he said he was not happy as to what happened in his polling unit and he needs justice Counsel to Buhari: asked the witness if after he was forced to sign a copy of the result sheet, he was given a clean copy of the result but the Judge stoped him and requested for the specimen signature of the witness. He was asked how many other parties had votes in his polling unit and he said he didn’t know because they were no election. He was asked if he was given a copy of the result sheets and he said he was not given because there was no peace. He was asked if he made a written complaint to narrate what happened at his polling unit and he said yes and that he submitted same to his party, the PDP and LGA electoral officer. He was asked if the statement were typed and he said he wrote it by hand. He was asked if he is still on the government n-power and he said yes because he signed the result sheets under duress. Counsel to APC: That there was restriction of movement on the day of the election except INEC Officer and he said they were no restriction of movement. He was asked if a polling unit agents could go to the collation center and he said he said he is duty bound to visit his collation Officer after election. He was asked if his written statement after the election was attached to his sworn affidavits and he said no because he does not know the legal procedures He was asked if the people that intimidated him were prosecuted and he said not to his knowledge. He was asked if he had participated in election before and he said twice. The witness took permission from the court to ask the APC counsel a question and his request was granted and he asked whether the question was relevant to his written address and the trial Judge said yes. He was asked the name of his presiding officer and he said he didn’t know He was asked if he knows anything other polling unit agents from other parties and he said no He again took permission from the court to ask a question and it was granted. He asked the court if there was anything in his written statement that suggest that there was election in his polling unit and the judge answered him that he will check his written statement and check. |
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