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We are starting from the Cross Examination of the Defendants Witness 31.that is the 4th Witness brought by NYESOM Wike.
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Witness affirming on oath
What’s your name?
DW31- Sampson Joseph
Subpoenaed witness
Where do you live?
DW31- Sampsons compound in Abua/Odual, Agada 2
What do you do?
DW31- Civil servant
You remember 11 April?
DW31- Yes
The gubernatorial and house assembly elections?
DW31- Yes
You have your subpoena document here?
DW31- Yes
My lord I tender it as evidence
Marks as exhibit B 18
2ndR- What role did you play?
DW31- I voted
You have your PVC ?
DW31- Yes
My lord we tender it as evidence
Respondents and petitioner going through the PVC
No objections
Judge marks exhibit B18
2ndR- Where did you vote?
DW31- Unit 7
When did you reach your unit?
DW31- 7am
What happened?
DW31- When I got there INEC officials weren’t around.
When they came they addressed voters and told us to queue for accreditation
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DW31- When I got in the official received my PVC and inserted it into the card reader..
DW31- he told me the machine wasn’t capturing my details & I had to check in the voters register 2 confirm before I can vote
And I ticked as accredited as my finger was marked
DW31- About 2 pm, we were asked to come and vote, i received mine and I voted
DW31- After the voting which ended by 5pm there about
DW31- The inec officers sorted the ballot paper, counted and recorded the results and declared the winner to our hearing
DW31- The process was peaceful after which everybody went home
1stR- You gave INEC official you PVC?
DW31- Yes
NEC officials showed you all electoral materials?
DW31- In cause of addressing us, they did
You were in you unit from morning till evening?
DW31- I dedicated that day for the elections
Was there any incident of violence in your unit?
DW31- not at all
3rdR- You only voted on the day of elections?
DW31- Yes
Did you function as inec official?
DW31- Never
Did you fill any inec documents?
DW31- never
You can’t say anything relating to inec documents?
DW31-
Did you see soldiers in your PU?
DW31- I never saw soldiers
Did you see thumbing printing of ballot papers?
DW31- I never witness any
Did you witness ballot box hijacking?
DW31- If there was any how did I vote
You can say the election was free and fair?
DW31- Yes and credible
Petitioner- What’s your ward name?
DW31- Ward 7,Othatha
You said card reader failed?
DW31- That was what the inec official told me
You now did manual accreditation?
DW31- Yes
Look exhibit A 27/page 87/1 Voters register fro your ward?
DW31- My lord this is not my document, & is a black photocopy and I can’t see it
DW31- This photocopy is not eligible
Petitioner- Your serial number there is 419?
DW31- I can’t see it
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You saw results sheets?
DW31- When the officials came they held up the results sheets for us to see
Look @ exhibit A282/70 Result sheet for your ward?
DW31- Wat I saw dat day was a blank result sheet, can’t say if this is it
What I gave you is result for ward 7,unit 2?
DW31- I am hearing it from you my lord
DW31- I am not the author of this document, i can’t read what I don’t know
Look at number of ballot paper alloyed?
No ballot papers issued throughout the whole ward?
DW31- I don’t know
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In your ward registered voters is 507, accredited voters are 574, and voted ticked is 517?
DW31- I don’t know
Judge- Any re examination
2ndR- NiL
ANOTEHR WITNESS ON THE BOX
2ndR- DW32 ( Subpoena witness)
What’s your name
DW32- Maduenyi O
Where do you live?
DW32- Ward 1, Ahoada town RS
What do you do?
DW32- business
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You remembered 11 April?
DW32- Yes
You’re here on subpoena?
DW32- Yes
Judge marks subpoened doc as exhibit B 20
2ndR- What did you do on that day?
DW32- I voted
You have prove?
DW32- Yes
My lord we tender his PVC as evidence
Mark as exhibit B 21
Where did you vote?
DW32- Ward 1,unit 6, In ahoada east
How did you participate?
DW32- Went to my unit by 8am, shortly inec officials arrived with electoral materials
And we assembled and got briefed on the conduct
The materials displayed includes Ballot box, voters register, results sheets, ballot papers etc
DW32- There after accreditation commenced & I was accredited with a card reader
At 1:00 pm voting commenced and end by 5:00 pm
Inec officials sorted, counted and declared the winner of the elections
1stR- Inec official showed empty and blank results sheets?
DW32- Yes
There was form of hijacking of electoral materials?
DW32- Not in ward 1,unit 6
You were there from accreditation to declaration of results?
DW32- Yes
3rdR- You merely came to vote?
DW32- Yes
You didn’t function as INEC official?
DW32- never
You didn’t fill any forms for INEC?
DW32- I wasn’t trained for that
You didn’t see what inec officials were filling?
DW32- I watched from afar
Did you witness mass thumbing printing of ballot papers?
DW32- Never
Did you see soldiers?
DW32- I only saw 2police officers and 1 road safety official
The election was free and fair?
DW32- Yes
Petitioner- Card reader worked perfectly?
DW32- When I was accredited it functioned well
Others too were accredited with card reader?
DW32- I can not say, but I can say for myself
You reported by 8 am,and stayed till the end?
DW32- As a voter
You know Odimini Scholar?
DW32- Yes she is one of the voter of the unit
She signed as agent for PDP?
DW32- I can’t say
Do you know many persons were accredited to vote that day?
DW32- No idea
Let me show you Exhibit A 9/page 6/187 card reader report?
DW32- I don’t know how dis documents came abt, so I can’t read it
You don’t want to read?
DW32- Asking me to read is asking me to take responsible of what I don’t know
What’s your educational qualification?
DW32- 1st degree
Look at Exhibit A 267/6 Voters register?
DW32- I didn’t author inec documents I can’t read it
I put it to you, you have 105 registered voters, more than the registered voters ticked?
DW32- I dont know
Look exhibit A 3/5?
DW32- I can’t read anything from this documents, so I don’t contradict you
You have been brought here to tell a tissue of lie?
DW32- That’s a blatant lie
2ndR- You don’t use such words on a SAN
DW32- I am sorry my lord
NEXT: DW 33
Witness affirming on oath
What’s your name?
DW33- Maclean DocGin
What do you do?
DW33- Fish farmer
Where do you live?
DW33- Ahoada east
Judge marks his subpoened doc as Exhibit B 22
2ndR- Did you participate and how?
DW33- Yes
You have anything to show?
DW33- Yes
I tender it as evidence
Exhibit 23
2ndR- Where did you vote?
DW33- Unit 4,state school ogbo,ward 13,Ahoada east
By 9 am the inec officials came
After which they showed us electoral materials
After which they sat down and directed we queue and accreditation started
After voting we hanged around till 5 pm,when they sorted out the ballot papers, counted and declared the results
1stR- No hijacking of materials?
DW33- It was peaceful, nothing like that
Did you see soldiers?
DW33- Never
3rdR- You had two elections that day?
DW33- Correct
Inec gave you one set of ballot paper?
DW33- Two different ballot papers, You never
worked with inec?
DW33- I was a voter
You had no business with filling inec forms?
DW33- never
You don’t know what was written?
DW33- Never
Did you see mass thumbing printing of ballot papers?
DW33- Never
The elections was free and fair?
DW33- purely
Petitioner- you voted in ward 13,unit 4? DW33- Yes £RiversTribunal
Inec officials showed you documents?
DW33- Yes
Did you see results sheets?
DW33- Yes
Look at exhibit A 283/85. Results sheets for your ward.
DW33- I don’t know if it is this one
Can you see your photograph?
DW33- What they showed me that day was blank. I am not a party to this documents
Read this documents?
DW33- I can’t read it my lord
Exhibit A 278/13.
Voters register
DW33- I have no idea my lord, i was a common voter
Can you read?
DW33- Yes. Perfectly well too
Your name was ticked?
DW33- Yes
DW33- I can’t read a doc I am not party to it.
I was a voter. Am not an inec official.
I put it to you that 224 voters were ticked,173 was recorded?
DW33- I don’t know my lord.
Any re examination?
2ndR- Nil my lord
DW34: Isaac Banigo
Businessman.
Lives in Bonny.
A subpoenaed witness. Tenders his subpoena in evidence.
& marked as exhB24.
2ndR- What did you do that day?
DW34- I voted
You have an evidence?
DW34- Yes. My PVC
My lord I tender it as evidence. No objections from the parties.
Exhibit marked as B 25
Where did you vote?
DW34- Unit 7,ward 14.
On that day circumstances to our terrain I got to my home village by 8am….
By 9am the inec officials arrived with two policemen and addressed us.
And presented inec materials to us.
DW34-_After which we queued up for accreditation by 9:00 am.
And my PVC passed the process and I was inked on my finger
Daw34- Accreditation ended by 1:00 pm.
And voting started by 2:00 pm and I cast my vote…
Voting continued till 6pm.
Then sorting,counting and declaration took place. Before I left
Cross examination
1stR- Adhoc staff were present?
DW34- Yes
No violence?
DW34- never
There was no mass thumbing printing of ballot papers?
DW34- never
You saw soldiers?
DW34- never
3rdR- Did you function as inec official?
DW34- no
You were an ordinary voter?
DW34- Yes
You never filled any forms?
DW34- Never
You didn’t fill any voters register, results sheets etc?
DW34- Never
You don’t know what they filled?
DW34- i don’t.
Petitioner- You voted in ward 7,unit 5?
DW34- Yes
Accredited with card reader?
DW34- Yes
You saw other voters?
DW34- Yes
Inec officials showed you documents?
DW34- Yes
Did you see results sheets?
DW34- Yes
You know the total accredited voters?
DW34- No
Look @ Exhibit A 276/50 page 3 item 32?
DW34-Dis document is an inec document, I am nt an inec official I can’t interpret it
DW34- But I can see my picture.
You were ticked to have voted?
DW34- That’s inec duty
Only 135 voters were accredited that day?
DW34- I wouldn’t have known.
How many did each party get?
DW34- I don’t know.
DW 35-Jack Emmanuel John. Lives in Bonny. An applicant. In court on subpoena
Tenders his in evidence & marked as exhibitB26
2ndR- What did you do?
DW35- I voted.
You have anything to show?
DW35- Tenders his pvc as evidence and marked as exh. B 27
Where did you vote?
DW35- Ward 1,unit 005
DW35- At at 7:45 am, I went to my unit.
I accreditation. After which I waited till accreditation ended by 2pm
DW35- Before commenced voting. And I also voted
DW35-
And then waited till 5:00 when elections ended.
After then they sorted, counted and declared the winner
Cross examination
1stR- How were you accredited?
DW35- Card reader
The machine identified your thumb finger? DW35- Yes
Elections was free and fair?
DW35- Yes.
Non was harassed?
DW35- none
You saw soldiers?
DW35- Only 1 police man
3rdR- You came as a voter?
DW35- Yes
You don’t have anything to do with forms of inec?
DW35- Yes
You don’t know what inec officers wrote down after elections?
DW35- Yes my lord
Petitioner: You were accredited with card reader?
DW35- Yes
Other voters where there?
DW35- Yes
They were accredited with card reader?
DW35- I can only speak for myself.
Did you see other ppl been accredited?
DW35- No
How many were accredited?
DW35- I am not an inec official.
Look at exhibit A 9//page 39?
DW35- This is inec document I can’t read it.
Can you tell my lord the votes declared after elections?
DW35- I am not an inec official, and I can’t remember it now
You’re here to say what you have told to say by your lawyers?
DW35- Not true my lord
I can’t answer questions I don’t know about
No Re-examination!
DW36- A registered voter in Andoni. Tenders his pvc in evidence. And marked as exh 28
1stR- no question
3rdR
You only voted?
DW36- Yes
You never functioned as an inec official?
DW36- never
You don’t have access to VR,RS etc?
DW36- never
3rdR- You don’t know what they filled in the forms?
DW36- Correct
Petitioner: You’re a pastor?
DW36- yes
Which church?
DW36-Gospel Truth Liberty church
You’re the Shepherd there?
DW36- Yes,
founded in what year?
DW36- 2010
You’re the Shepherd there?
DW36- Yes,
founded in what year?
DW36- 2010
Before then you were a pastor in Greater evangelism?
DW36- Yes
And you were dismissed for questionable character?
DW36- Not true
Look at Exhibit A 275/35 Page 8/item 106 That’s your picture?
DW36- Yes
P- Look at serial number 3. Look at item 3,8,12 of the same exhibit.
They were ticked to have voted without accreditation?
DW36- I can’t confirm this records. Because it is faint, and this document is not mine
You were accredited with card reader with others too?
DW36- I can say for myself.
Petitioner- Look at item A page 2, what’s the total number of accredited people?
DW36 – I am not the maker so I can’t read it.
Judge: any re-examination?
2ndR- No my Lord.
Court adjourned till Monday
LETS MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY.
Thanks
PUO
