Your video evidence is empty, Buhari, INEC, others tell PDP at tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday described the 48-compact disc evidence tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atitku Abubakar, as empty and lacking in probative value. News Agency of Nigeria reports that four of the video clips played at the Presidential Election Tribunal court hall included ‘countdown of Osun Decides,’ a production of Channels Television, with Seun Okinbaloye as host. In the production dated February 8, Mr. Mike Igini, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom, had talked about the readiness of the electoral body to transmit the February 23 general elections electronically. The second video
Buhari’s lawyer seeks to play counter-video exhibit to tribunal
You can’t use equipments provided by my client to play your video - Atiku’s lawyer fires back The lead counsel for President Muhammadu Buhari at the Monday’s proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), has asked for permission to play a video clip to counter the ones earlier played by the Peoples Democratic Party and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The PDP and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 election, Atiku, are by their petition challenging the victory of Buhari and his All Progressives Congress at the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission, Buhari
Tribunal watches Atiku’s 3 video clips which indict Buhari, INEC, Army
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday played three video clips at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, to back some allegations raised in their petition challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election. The petitioners, through their lawyer, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), played the video clips which were produced by their 40th petitioners’ witnesses, Segun Showunmi, who is the media adviser and spokesperson for Atiku. The tribunal earlier dismissed the objection by the respondents’ lawyers to the admissibility and the playing of 48 Video Compact Discs. Three of the video
Buhari, APC, INEC Lose Bid To Stop Presentation of 48 Video Evidences As Tribunal Rules In Favour of Atiku
Five justices of the Presidential election petition tribunal on Monday unanimously admitted 48 compact discs/ Video CD as exhibits. Also admitted are the certificate of certification issued by the producer of CD. Ruling on the objection by the respondents this afternoon, the Chairman of the Tribunal , Justice Mohammed Garba said that the documents are in line with term of agreement reached between the parties during the pre hearing session . Therefore, the documents are admissibility as exhibits. He said that no particular of any documents was excluded in the agreement reached. He also ruled that the parties are bound
There were cases of overvoting, allocation of figures to APC in Kaduna, hence I didn’t sign – Witness Tells Tribunal
A retired major, Yahaya Shiko, who served as the collation agent for the Peoples Democratic Party in the Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State during the February 23, 2019 presidential election, said on Thursday that the results of the poll were doctored in his presence in favour of the All Progressives Congress. Testifying before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, at the instance of the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the 20th petitioners’ witness, Shiko said the poll in his area was marred by over-voting and allocation of figures to political parties that participated in the
Votes Declared By INEC Surpassed Accredited Voters In Borno, PDP Agent Tells Tribunal
The Borno State collation agent for the Peoples Democratic Party in the last presidential election, Mr. Nicholas Msheliza, said at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday that virtually all the result sheets from the various local governments in the state were mutilated. He also said there was zero accreditation of voters in over 200 polling units out of the 3,933 statutory polling units in the state. He noted that there were a total of 5,078 voting points, including the polling units. Testifying as the 23rd petitioners’ witness at the instance of the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku
Tribunal: PDP, Atiku Fault INEC Result For Katsina State As Party Chairman Says Buhari Lose To Atiku
Says APC scored 872,000 while PDP scored 905,000 in result collated by them The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, Salisu Maijigiri, told the Presidential Election Tribunal, on Tuesday, that his party’s presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, defeated President Muhammadu Buhari, in the state. Katsina is Buhari’s home state. Atiku and his party, are by their petition filed before the five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba, challenging the victory of Buhari and the All Progressives Congress at the poll. The petitioners, at the Day 4 of the presentation of their
Questions about Buhari’s ability to speak English dominate tribunal’s proceedings
Questions of whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari can speak the English language have dominated the Tuesday’s proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, where the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are challenging his victory at the February 23 poll. The first two petitioners’ witnesses who testified on Tuesday were inundated with questions by the lawyers representing Buhari and his All Progressives Congress – Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), and Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The questions were informed by the petitioners’ claim in their petition that Buhari was not academically qualified to run for President. Testifying
I Was Asked To Sign Results Or Lose N-power —PDP Agent Tells Presidential Tribunal
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, Mohammed Tata, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, in Abuja, on Monday, that he was forced to sign the result sheet for the February 23 presidential election in his polling unit in Jigawa State. Tata, the petitioners’ fifth witness testified at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are by their petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress. Under cross-examination by the lawyer representing the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yunus Usman (SAN), Tata said there was no
Tribunal Update: INEC Staff Testify Against INEC, Confirm Use of Servers For 2019 Election
We transmitted election results to server using a code, says presiding officer It’s wrong to say results of presidential poll were not transmitted —INEC technical officer A Presiding Officer during the February 23 presidential election, Mr Adejuyitan Olalekan, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, on Monday, that he personally transmitted the results collated at his polling unit during the poll. Olalekan took the witness stand as the petitioners’ third witness at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are by their petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and
