Witness disowns exhibit at Ekiti Election Tribunal
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the petitioners the peoples democratic party pdp and its candidate in the ekiti july 14 governorship election prof. olusola kolapo had approached the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election2 also a former councillor in ikere lga adeniyi ibidunmoye stated under cross examination that he was a polling agent for the petitioners during the election1 the respondents in the suit are the all progressives congress apc governor kayode fayemi and the independent national electoral commission inec1 the witness aborisade abolarin who served as a polling unit agent for the peoples democratic party pdp in the july 14 election stated this while being cross examined by the counsel for the independent national electoral commission inec chief charles uwensuyi-edosomwan san1 asked if his signature was the one on the form for polling unit 005 ward 9 moba local government area of the state the witness stated that it was not his signature1 it is not my signature that is here on the document. i disown this document said the witness listed as pw261 a witness to the petitioners at the ekiti election tribunal holding in abuja on wednesday disowned an exhibit tendered and urged the tribunal not to use it1 according to ibidunmoye who said he served as a councillor between 2008 and 2010 after counting of votes pdp scored 219 votes as against the apcs 115 adding that some ballot papers cast for pdp were voided1 he stated that an argument ensued following the voiding of his partys votes adding that he only signed the result sheet after the argument1 asked why he has different signatures on his witness statement on oath and the one on the polling unit results sheet form the witness informed that he had two different signatures which he uses1 another witness adeyemi idowu from moba lga informed the tribunal under cross examination that a total of 21 votes were voided at the polling unit 14 ward 10 where he was a pdp agent1 meanwhile all the witnesses called by the petitioners complained in their written witness statements on oath of alleged deliberate voiding of valid votes meant for the petitioners during the election1 the tribunal chaired by justice suleiman belgore will continue the hearing of the petition today1