I sincerely want to apologise over my inability to bring the update since the First Witness stepped into the witness Box this week,but enjoy the 11th and 12th witnesses as the are being Cross examinedThe 11th and 12th Petitioners witness are Mr.Gbenekanu Mpigi from Tai Local Government Area and Ojijiagwo Rustin from Oyibo Local Government Area in Rivers State.
Take Not of the following abbreviations:
1stR= 1st Respondent which is INEC
2ndR- second Respondent is PDP
3rdR- third Respondent IS Wike’s Lawyer.
PW= Petitioners Witness(The person testifying for Dakuku Peterside)
Judge= the Tribunal Judge
PW11 swearing to affirmation
1stR-what is your name?
PW-My names is Heavy Gbenekanu
1stR-Where do you live ?
PW11 – No4 Mpigi’s compound Tai LGA Rivers state
1stR-What do you do?
PW11- I am a business Man
1stRYou came to this registry to swear to your witness statement on 3 may 2015
PW11 – yes
1stR-When you see it will you identify it?
PW11 – yes
1stR-Will you adopt it as your witness statement?
PW11 – Yes
1stR – Did you hear of the result of your unit announced?
PW11 – No Sir
1stR-How many registered voters are in your unit?
PW11 – I don’t know
1stR-Do you know the number of the petitioners vote and second respondent?
PW11 – I don’t know
1stR-RWhat’s your unit?
PW11 – 003
1stR-R-Because no material there was no manipulate in your unit?
PW11 – There was heavy electoral manipulation
Paragraph 148
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2ndR- Election was peaceful?
No inec material came to our unit
2ndR-Has APC won any election in your unit?
PW11 – This was the first time they both contested
2ndR-Did you take a census of how many persons that moved with you to APC from PDP?
PW11 – I don’t know
2ndR – You’re the younger brother of Bari Mpigi?
PW11 – Yes
3rdR-He contested election in to the HoR and lost?
PW11 – Yes,there was no election
3rdR-And he is a petitioner?
PW11 – yes
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3rdR-There was no victimisation, violence etc in your LGA?
PW11 – There was none
3rdR-There was no incident of hijacking of materials?
PW11 – no
3rdR-There was police and civil defence?
PW11 – there was none
3rdR-I put it to you ,election was done and results announced?
PW11 – there was no election in my Ward
3rdR – When did you get to the polling unit?
PW11 – 6—12pm
3rdR-After 12noon where did you go to?
PW11 – At 12 noon I still remained in the polling unit
PW11 – We got a call the some of our friends and nysc adhoc staff where arrested and taken to mopol 19, I stayed till 5:30pm
3rdR-Did you go to ward collation centre?
PW11 – No
2rddR-At the polling units, what about other party agents ?
PW11 – They were there
Judge – Any re examination?
Petitioner – No my lord.
Then for Petitioner’s Witness 12
Petitioner – Page 865,volume 3
PW12 – affirming in swearing
1stR-What’s your name?
PW12 – Ojijiagwo Rustin
1stR-Where do you live?
PW12 – I live in Oyigbo
1stRWhat do you do?
PW12 – I am a chemical engineer
You 1stR-deposed on the 3 may 2015,to give your witness statement?
PW12 – Yes
1stR-Can you identify it?
PW12 – yes
1stR-Do you adopt it as your witness statement?
PW12 – Yes
1stR – Was there unlawful allocation of votes in your ward?
PW12
2ndR-Did you see anybody thumb printing ballot paper?
PW12 – I did not see
2nd R-My lord I want to read paragraph 4
2ndR-Did you see thugs go to other units?
PW12 – I saw from my point of view
2ndR-There are 9 units in your ward?
PW12 – Yes
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2ndR-You saw the particulars corresponds with what you registered?
PW12 – yes
2ndR-Some other voters went through the same process?
PW12 – Yes
2ndR-Where you at the LGA final collation centre?
PW12 – Yes, by 3pm
2ndR-I put it to you sir,there where was peaceful election?
PW12 – Not at all
2ndR-Where they suppose to report to you or not?
PW12 – Yes
2ndR – What is the job of collation agent?
PW12 – Supervise collation of results
3rdR-Did you participate in the final collation?
PW12 – No
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3rdR- Where you aware of impersonation?
PW12 – yes, My uncle’s wife wore corper’s uniform
3RDR-Did you report the impersonation to the police?
PW12 – I can’t report my uncle’s wife
3rdR- There was shooting?
PW12 – Yes
3RDR Do you know the figure of results in your ward?
PW12 – No
3rd R-I put it to you that elections took place,results announced and your party lost.
PW12 – we didn’t vote
3rdR – You had security agents in your unit?
PW12 – Couple of them without arms
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3rd R- Did you as ward agent file any written reports to the police?
PW12 – I didn’t because the police saw all that transpired
Judge – Any cross examination
Petitioner – No my lord.
Cross Examination continues……
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