The Petitioner himself is the man on the Witness
Dr.Dakuku Adol Peterside
PW54 taking oath in swearing
What’s your name?
PW54- Dakuku Adol Peterside
Where do you live?
PW54 – Old GRA
What do you do?
PW54- Management scientist and a business man
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You’re the first petitioner?
PW54- correct
If you see it will you recognise it ?
PW54- Yes
You swear a deponent on 3 may 2015?
PW54 – Yes
You adopt same?
PW54- Yes my Lord
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In ur witness statements u reported what national & international dailies/inec observers reported in paragraph 48,page 1261?
See the report of EOSU with receipts.
Yes Sir, they are certified through copies
Petitioner – We tender them as exhibits my lord
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Respondents going through the exhibits
1stR- May I reserve my comment my lord
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2ndR- They weren’t front loaded ,therefore I reserve my comment till my final address
3rdR- They weren’t front loaded ,therefore I reserve my comment till my final address
Judge marks it as exhibit A303
Exhibit304
Exhibit305
Exhibit306
Exhibit307
Paragraph 44, page1261
You talked about guidelines and conduct of elections?
Respondents going through the tendered documents
Respondents says no objections my lord
Judge marks it as Exhibit A308
Petitioner – Paragraph 106, page1319, you rely on form EC8E,D,C,B & tender the receipts of the said forms.
Already tenderd
Respondents are objecting to the admittance of the said receipts, because they are all written the name of Achi Wobodo
And not pleaded and admitted earlier on, as no reference was made directly or indirectly
Based on this we reserve our comment to be issued in our written address
Petitioner – PW54 relied that this is the evidence to payment, he didn’t go there to pay himself
PW54 is under obligations to show prove of payment, he is not required to plead receipt of payments made
We urge your Lordship to discountenance there application
1stR- It can’t be assumed my lord, We ar saying de name on de receipts don’t have any nexis in respect 2 the petitioner here
Judge Marks it as exhibit A 309
Petitioner- In paragraph 35,page 1258, you referred to the manual of INEC
Respondent don’t object to the manual
Judge marks it as exhibit A 310
Paragraph 106,page 1390, You will rely on table of results and form EC8A, showing irregularities in results…
Respondent going through the documents
Petitioners- Did you do anything?
PW54- In respect to this I got a team and with my background in management sciences….
I came up with this reports and signed it after my application to INEC and got this certified result sheets.
1stR- My lord the documents wasn’t listed,based on this I object vehemently to this documents, i urge you not to admit same
2ndR- I object and adopt the position of the 1stR. Secondly this document frm foundation is nt admissible under section 83,4
This documents are certainly not admissible
Petitioner – You will look at page 1282,paragraph 63 up to page 1340 you made observations on form EC8A for Gokana
Page 1287: Only one agent signed in Gokana from ward 1-13
Petitioner – Look at Bederi and Kedere an agent signed in 4 wards while nobody signed for 10 units
1stR – I will show you page 50 Paragraph 859
Do you confirm that as at the date you made all this analysis,you had not received from INEC the required materials needed?
PW54- We applied to the first respondent results sheets, and other materials used for,.the election after so many attempts but a few and till now we have not gotten some sensitive materials
We got a few not properly certified
Look at EC8A for Gokana Bodo 1, can you tell me the date you got this doc?
PW54- 14 August 2015
On the day of elections did you go to your ward ?
PW54- Yes, Ward 3, unit 6, Opobo/Nkoro
How long did you stay in Opobo on the day of election?
PW54- I left Opobo about 4-5pm
What time did you leave your polling unit?
PW54- I got to my unit about 1:30 pm to cast my vote
PW54- Immediately after casting my vote hoodlums came and carted away electoral materials
PW54- I left the polling unit about few mins to 4 pm
You weren’t in Abua/Odual or Ahoada- East&west?
PW54 – correct
Received info from your agents ?
PW54- correct
How many wards are in your lga?
PW54- 11
You had party agents in all the units?
PW54- Yes
You had party agents in all the units?
PW54- Yes
Are you a statistician?
PW54- I hold a doctorate in organisation behaviour
PW54- And Project Management
2ndR- Page 1257 read it out
PW54- And Project Management & statistics is part of project management
In view of the document of exhibit A9, you stand on it?
PW54- Yes I do
Elections took place in Eleme lga on 11 April 2015?
PW54- Yes
Who won election in that LGA?
PW54- APC
Who provide security?
PW54- The same security, but different personnel’s
It is not your case that the LGA you won was marred by violence or corrupt practice?
PW54- Yes
Collation for the gubernatorial took place in INEC headquarters?
PW54- To the best of my knowledge
Political parties had there agents there?
PW54- To the best of my knowledge
You didn’t leave Opobo?
PW54- no
You didn’t observe anything from another LGA?
PW54- No unless via my agents
You participated and lost the elections, you’re here to see what you can do?
PW54- Not true
2ndR- I adopt the standings of the 1st respondent
It is correct APC is relatively new in RS?
PW54- APC is not new, the brand is new bcos it is a marriage of different parties
Was there a registered party called new party?
PW54- PDP divided into two
From the time of democracy PDP has always won elections in RS?
PW54- As it then was
When did you leave PDP?
PW54 – I left PDP in 2012/2013 season
Is it correct in this years presidential elections in march, APC lost in RS?
PW54- There were never any Presidential elections in RS
In the national assembly elections APC lost all?
PW54- not correct
State house of assembly APC lost?
PW54- nor correct my Lord
It is therefore nt surprising that RS Guber in which you’re the candidate lost?
PW54- Nt true, there were no elections in RS
W54 – I am also aware that INEC allocated figures in the Presidential & National/House of assembly elections
On the day of elections you and your wife voted?
PW54- In my presence hoodlums carted away materials
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his wife voted in different LGA?
They isolated the governorship candidate of APC and the former governor of RS for the camera
n the elections day, you were not in any of the situation room?
PW54- We have 4, I was not in anyone
You were not in the state collation centre?
PW54- I never
You never visited any LGA collation centre?
PW54- I never did I had agents
You never visited any other ward outside your LGA?
PW54- no
You didn’t go to any ward collation centre?
PW54- No
Apart from this results,exhibit A10,INEC didn’t have any other?
PW54- They are allocated figures
Judge – Any cross examination
Petitioner – Nil
Court adjourns for 10 mins
Tribunal Reconvense
THE END OF DAKUKU PETERSIDE CROSS EXAMINATION.
The 55th witness has stepped in,just give us 10 minutes
