Heartbreaking: Worst Photo all February. Triplet aborted somewhere in Owerri. Umu nwanyi Tufiakwa. Ndi Obiakpor LGA.
Friday, 3 March 2017
Edo Tribunal: More witnesses called by Obaseki indict INEC
Edo Tribunal: More witnesses called by Obaseki indict INEC
By Gabriel Enogholase
BENIN—More witnesses called by Mr Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the petition by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in which they are challenging Obaseki’s declaration by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as winner of the September 28, 2016 guber poll, have again admitted that the commission failed to train them on its elections manual or the voters register prior to the governorship election.
At the resumed sitting of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Benin, yesterday, seven witnesses that appeared for Obaseki gave testimonies which contradicted their written depositions when being cross-examined by counsel to the petitioners, Roland Otaru, SAN and Ferdinand Orbih, SAN, respectively.
Mr Emmanuel Macaulay, a polling agent for the APC in Unit 15 Ward 5, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state, had earlier told the tribunal that accreditation and voting took place simultaneously in the unit where he voted.
Under cross examination by counsel to the petitioners, Mr Orbih, he however, said that he did not understand that the ticking on the left and right of the voter’s photograph on the voter’s register by an INEC official on election day represents accreditation to vote and having voted.
He also admitted that whereas there were some tickings to the left of the photographs to show accreditation of voters to vote, there were no tickings on the right to show that they had voted, adding that this was because INEC did not train him on the election manual and the voters register.
Another witness, Sheikiri Clifford, who was a polling agent for the APC in unit 2, Ward 10 of the same council, also told the tribunal that he was present along with the PDP agent when accreditation commenced till the votes were counted and entered in the result sheets on election day.
However, under cross examination by the petitioners’ counsel who presented him with the copy of the INEC result sheet for the polling unit which he claimed he signed along with the PDP agent on election day, he could not locate the name or signature of the PDP agent.
Another witness, Mrs Justina Joseph, a polling agent from Akoko-Edo council also displayed ignorance about the use of the INEC voters register after she told the court that, “without accreditation voting cannot be done,” while under cross examination by the PDP counsel, Roland Otaru.
She said she was the first person on the queue and was accredited to vote on election day but given the copy of the voters register used in her polling unit on the date, she confirmed to the court that there was no ticking either on the left or on the right of the voters photograph.
Remy Ma Posts Half-Naked Photo Of Nicki Minaj On A Bed 'Before The Butt Job' On IG
Remy Ma Posts Half-Naked Photo Of Nicki Minaj On A Bed 'Before The Butt Job' On IG
Not long after she dropped her second diss track, "Anther One," aimed at Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma just took her no chill level down to the negative numbers.
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The Bronx MC posted a photo of a younger, half-naked Nicki on a bed, on Instagram. The picture -- which has since been deleted -- shows the Barb in a sexual manner, as she lays on her knees and elbows on the bed while she licks her lips. Damn! Remy told us she was a bully, but this is getting crazy.
On her "Another One" track, Remy admitted that she has incriminating photos and videos of Nicki. It looks like she wasn't bluffing. She seems to be trying even more to get Nicki riled up enough finally drop some bars. Hip hop has been waiting for almost a week -- long, if you ask many.
Take a look at the provocative photo of Nicki below.
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Who knows what's about to go down next? This beef isn't even half done. It's just getting started.
Edo Election Tribunal Update: Witnesses Disgrace Mr. Obaseki In Court, Counsel Plea For Adjournment, Forgo Two Days
Edo Election Tribunal Update: Witnesses Disgrace Mr. Obaseki In Court, Counsel Plea For Adjournment, Forgo Two Days
Following events at the ongoing Edo state tribunal, Benin city, it would not be out of place to say, Mr Godwin Obaseki who is the second respondent in the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate in the 2016 Edo governorship elections, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has admitted that the few witnesses he has called so far to testify in his defense before the tribunal have delivered below expectation and prediction.
This became evident at Thursday’s sitting when his counsel, Oyetunji Oyeyipo, SAN , asked for adjournment despite having two more days to continue his defense by calling more witnesses at the election tribunal.
Obaseki apparently is dissatisfied after days of calling witnesses whose oral testimonies contradicted their written depositions.
During Today’s sitting, after presenting three witnesses, his counsel said; “We don’t want to be working and calling witnesses without focus. We need to put our house in order.”
“My lord it’s important for us to appraise ourselves and in order to know where we are going.
“In the light of the above, we want to move for an adjournment to Monday, the 6th of March, 2017. We are willing to forfeit two and half days of the 10 days given to us by the Tribunal.”
The counsels to the petitioners, INEC and the APC who are the first and third respondents not objecting, gave room for the tribunal chairman, Justice Ahmad Badamasi to adjourn further sitting till Monday, 6th of March, even as he admonished the APC, to endeavour to open its defense next day, Tuesday 7.
However, most of the witnesses called by Obaseki in his defense at the tribunal have in the last eight days testified that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC failed to train them with either its elections manual or the voters’ register prior the 2016 Edo governorship elections, while INEC on the other hand has admitted that there were irregularities in the election, but transferred the blame to NYSC adhoc staffs.
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