I had blogged my hyperventilation at INEC’s failure to bring any of its three defense witnesses to LP’s petition this morning. Little did I expect that
I reluctantly returned to court for the PDP afternoon session. INEC called its witness – an IT director who I had seen tendering exhibits two weeks ago.
Uche SAN was therefore saying if INEC “Examined” their witness, then PDP “cross-examined” him, then APC and Tinubu’s “cross-examination” of a witness supporting their side will in effect be three “re-examinations!”Olanipekun SAN insisted that his client was not the same as INEC and had more to lose than INEC given the bulk of evidence brought against them including foreign forfeiture and passports.
Uche countered with a proviso that gave discretion to the court where there was no clear cut direction in a sui generis matter such as the election case. As the court rose to deliberate in chambers, I asked my protégé, a fresh grad of my alma mater, how she felt they would rule. “Deny him,” she said. They have to do their own research themselves. They hand write or dictate judgments to secretaries who then type them up.
Uche coasted on a whirlwind of success after that. When respondent’s counsel tendered a Tribune newspaper article where INEC reportedly claimed they could no longer do electronic collation on February 23, Uche objected only to page 28 and not to the front page headline “Atiku – a man who’s time has come,” to gales of laughter from all.
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