There was mild drama at the Ekiti
election tribunal on Wednesday as a witness to the petitioners disowned an
exhibit tendered.
Aborisade Abolarin, who served as
a polling unit agent for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urged the tribunal
not to use the exhibit.
The petitioners – the PDP and
Olusola Kolapo, its candidate in the governorship election – had approached the
tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election.
The respondents in the suit are
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi, who won the election, and
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
During the cross-examination,
Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, INEC counsel, asked Abolarin if his signature was
on the form for polling unit 005, ward 9 IN Moba council.
“It is not my signature that is
here (on the document). I disown this document,” NAN quoted him as saying.
Adeniyi Ibidunmoye, also a
polling agent for the petitioners, said after counting of votes, PDP scored 219
votes as against the APC’s 115.
He added that some ballot papers
cast for PDP were voided.
Asked why he has different
signatures on his witness statement on oath and the one on the polling unit
results sheet form, the witness said he uses two different signatures.
All the witnesses called by the
petitioners complained of alleged deliberate voiding of valid votes meant for
the PDP during the election.
The tribunal chaired by Suleiman
Belgore adjourned hearing till Thursday.
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