APC, INEC counsel, Ikpeazu, Agabi expose false claims by Asue Ighodalo’s witness
The false claims of one of the witnesses of Mr. Asue Ighodalo has been uncovered – the Counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Indelendent National Electoral Commission (INEC), bursted their bubbles and discrepancies today, at the resumed hearing of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.
INEC’s counsel, Kanu Agabi questioned the authenticity of the witness’s role, noting that he had not signed Form EC8B for Ward 9, which was used for ward collation.
Before the cross-examination, the witness was led in evidence by petitioners’ counsel, Ken Mozia when the witness identified and confirmed the submission of Form EC8A for 28 polling units, including certified copies and agents’ copies as exhibit.
However, the discrepancies in the number of accredited voters on the IREV tendered by the witness against the BVAS emerged, when APC’s counsel Onyechi Ikpeazu pointed it out.
While the witness cited 71 accredited voters in Unit 001 of Ward 9 in the IREV, the BVAS reports showed 252 accredited voters.
Similarly, Unit 003 had 262 registered voters on IREV but only 116 were reflected in BVAS records.
The defense also questioned whether BVAS hard copies were presented for reconciliation at the ward level. The witness confirmed that they were but said there was no proper compilation.