The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Monday that it would not call any witness to defend its case in respect of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku and his party are by their petition challenging the outcome of February 23, 2019 presidential election which INEC declared was won by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress.

The petitioners had rested their case with 62 witnesses on July 19 after which the five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba adjourned further proceedings till Monday for INEC to open its defence.


But when called upon by the tribunal to open his case on Monday, INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman (SAN), said it would not be necessary on the grounds that the evidence extracted from the petitioners’ witnesses during cross-examination was in support of the commission’s case.

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He said, “We have painstakingly reviewed the evidence of petitioners’ witnesses.

“We have also painstakingly studied the petitioners’ evidence under cross-examination, which supports our defence and our denial in consonance with our pleadings.


“My lords, we do not see the need to waste your lordship’s precious time by repeating what their witnesses have repeated under cross-examination.

“In that circumstance, we will not call any witness to help them prove their case.

“We, therefore, rely on the evidence of their witness under cross-examination.”

Responding, Buhari’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), requested to be allowed to open his client’s case at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.



APC’s lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said his decision on whether or not to call witnesses would depend on the case to be presented by Buhari’s legal team.

On his part, the petitioners’ lawyer, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), thanked INEC’s legal team for not calling witnesses.

“I profusely thank my brother and friend for deciding not to call any witness,” he said.




https://punchng.com/breaking-we-wont-call-witnesses-because-atikus-witnesses-supported-our-case-inecs-lawyer-tells-tribunal/

sarrki:
The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Monday that it would not call any witness to defend its case in respect of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku and his party are by their petition challenging the outcome of February 23, 2019 presidential election which INEC declared was won by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress.

The petitioners had rested their case with 62 witnesses on July 19 after which the five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba adjourned further proceedings till Monday for INEC to open its defence.


But when called upon by the tribunal to open his case on Monday, INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman (SAN), said it would not be necessary on the grounds that the evidence extracted from the petitioners’ witnesses during cross-examination was in support of the commission’s case.

READ ALSO: No going back on Lagos-Ibadan road four-month closure –FG

He said, “We have painstakingly reviewed the evidence of petitioners’ witnesses.

“We have also painstakingly studied the petitioners’ evidence under cross-examination, which supports our defence and our denial in consonance with our pleadings.


“My lords, we do not see the need to waste your lordship’s precious time by repeating what their witnesses have repeated under cross-examination.

“In that circumstance, we will not call any witness to help them prove their case.

“We, therefore, rely on the evidence of their witness under cross-examination.”

Responding, Buhari’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), requested to be allowed to open his client’s case at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.



APC’s lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said his decision on whether or not to call witnesses would depend on the case to be presented by Buhari’s legal team.

On his part, the petitioners’ lawyer, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), thanked INEC’s legal team for not calling witnesses.

“I profusely thank my brother and friend for deciding not to call any witness,” he said.




https://punchng.com/breaking-we-wont-call-witnesses-because-atikus-witnesses-supported-our-case-inecs-lawyer-tells-tribunal/

...hmmmmm
Atiku is Cumming ...ATIKU WITNESSES HAVE BURIED THE CASE AGAINST HIM

Sarrki is awake now but was sleeping all these while we were getting next level news.

Hahahahahaha

Atiku's Igbo lawyers don carry am put for betting over 1.5.

How sick is that?!

Inec Lawyer - Yunus Usman
Apc Lawyer - Lateef Fagbemi
Buhari's Lawyer - Wole Olanipekun

Atiku's lawyer - Livinus Uzoukwu

By the time this case is over, he would realise why Ikpeazu sacked his entire team of Igbo lawyers and replaced them with Yorubas. E remain small, Ogah for comot am.

This same Olanipekun saved Ikpeazu from getting kicked out due to his fraudulent and incompetent lawyers before the Court of Appeal in Enugu gave judgment.

F

How did Atiku witness support your case.....most corrupted INEC chairman in the history of politic in Nigeria

Aswear.....if you follow this case , you'll know that there's no need to open a defense ....

You go to court on absolutely no evidence, not substantive enough to even cancel 100 thousand vote....rubbish waste of time ....even if the judge wants to help them, theirs no credible evidence to base the judgement on

Lmao

I wander where we are going if it will land us well.

futuregovernor:
How did Atiku witness support your case.....most corrupted INEC chairman in the history of politic in Nigeria

You lack knowledge of law and legal processes that's why you are advertising your ignorance.

Atiku's witnesses supported INEC's case must especially the recharge card hawker from Kenya that Pdp called an engineer.

Someone somewhere told those witnesses to wreck Atiku. I strongly suspect that Livy Uziukwu of working against Atiku. Who introduced Uzoukwu to Atiku? Saraki and Wike.

Those 2 idiots have sabotaged Atiku to increase their chances in 2023.

futuregovernor:
How did Atiku witness support your case.....most corrupted INEC chairman in the history of politic in Nigeria

Delusion kee you dia

AbuuBilaal:

Why bring his parents into this? It's unethical.

PS: You can't what he's doing than me

If his parents trained him to be a thief and fraudster, they ought to get all the reproach his criminality brings.

Hotfreezers:
Inec Lawyer - Yunus Usman
Apc Lawyer - LateefFagbemi
Buhari's Lawyer - Wole Olanipekun

Atiku's lawyer - Livinus Uzoukwu

Are you pondering whatham pondering?

futuregovernor:
How did Atiku witness support your case.....most corrupted INEC chairman in the history of politic in Nigeria

Did you follow the case at all?

By not calling up a witness, it means that INEC has no fact to defend their case. Let's watch as everything unfolds.

Hotfreezers:


If his parents trained him to be a thief and fraudster, they ought to get all the reproach his criminality brings.

Perhaps they didn't but he decided to go wayward on his own.

You can only manipulate a child when they're below maturity. Once they attain adulthood, they're rigid.

He's an adult, he is responsible for his doings and undoings.

I hardly see ATIKU IS CUMMING!

please don't give up.......

AbuuBilaal:


Perhaps they didn't but he decided to go wayward on his own.

You can only manipulate a child when they're below maturity. Once they attain adulthood, they're rigid.

He's an adult, he is responsible for his doings and undoings.

Years ago, when they used to execute armed robbers, they used to carry them to their father's compounds to execute them. That way, the whole world can see the kind of patenting the child received and know how to relate with such families.

If this criminal poster knows his action brings reproach to his parents and family members, you think he'll continue this nonsense. Reveal his picture and his real name and I bet you, he'll run away.