The two ad hoc INEC officers were subpoenaed by the presidential election court based on the request of Atiku.
Two ad hoc electoral officers, on Thursday, took the witness stand at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, narrating their experience with uploading the results of the 25 February election to the IReV server.
The respondents to Atiku’s petition – INEC, President Tinubu, and his party, the All Progressives Congress – had on Wednesday prevented the INEC’s ad hoc officers from testifying on the grounds that they needed more time to peruse the witnesses’ written statements.At the resumed hearing, Atiku’s lawyer, Chris Uche, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , led the two INEC’s ad hoc officers in evidence.
While being cross-examined by Mr Tinubu’s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, Mr Egwuma, Atiku’s 12th witness, said the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the election at his polling unit. Mr Olanipekun submitted that the statement was not listed and front-loaded alongside other list of witnesses as required by the provision of the Electoral Act
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