A witness from Kaduna state told the court that there were numerous issues of over-voting in Kano state and that he is an LGA Collation a...
A witness from Kaduna state told the court that there were numerous issues of over-voting in Kano state and that he is an LGA Collation agent for the PDP. The PDP legal team called witness number 143 on the witness list: Jafaru Abbas Ibrahim.
INEC
Counsel Ibrahim: He was told that he is a very serious member of the
Barr, that on the day of the election, except he is an observer or INEC
Officer, he knows that he is not allowed to move around and he said yes.
However, he was surprised to see APC moving thugs around on Election
Day.
He was asked if he was moving from one polling unit to another and he said yes, in line with his duty, he moved on a motorbike.
He
was asked to read his witness statement paragraph 3 and he read, saying
that he went round and observed what his agents called to inform him of
issues of over-voting, massive rigging and undue interference by
security agents.
Buhari
counsel Olanipekun: He was asked to read paragraph 8 of his witness
statement which he read himself and asked the witness if the results he
signed were results transmitted from polling unit, ward and LGA, and he
said yes.
He
was also asked when he was called to the Barr and he said 1981. He was
asked why as a lawyer, he will append his signature to the document,
that he is not sure of and he said the document is not a contract.
In
addition, another question asked was who the military head of state was
between 1983 to 1985. He responded that he is not aware. The lawyer
told him it’s Muhammadu Buhari.
The witness now replied that yes, Buhari came into the office through the barrel of the gun and everyone in the court laughed.
APC
counsel: He was asked if he was here to say all he said because his
party lost the election and he said no, he is here in court as a
patriotic citizen.
He was then asked to read paragraph 3 of his witness statement.
He
read that he saw APC conveyed people in boxes on Election Day and were
given them PVCs to vote in polling units and chase voters in the units
away and allowed those they brought to vote for APC.
He was asked if he has the register of voters in his possession and he said yes, the CTC of the voters' register.
He was asked if he verified them, those chased away to be authentic voters and he said yes.
He was asked if he went to the polling unit with thugs and he said no.
He was asked if he made any special reports on the issue and he said yes, to the police and they did nothing
He was asked if he has written reports and he said yes and still, nothing was done.
He was asked if these reports were attached to his witness statement and he said no.
He was also asked if he was the LGA Collation Officer and he said yes
After,
he was then asked that by the time the reports of vote switching
reached him, the incidents already happened and he said yes.
He was asked where his agents are now and he said they are at home and some are here in court to testify.
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