Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mahmood will on Thursday June
15, appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court to give evidence in a petition by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President.
The witness, who was the National Coordinator, Situation Room for PDP on the February 25 presidential election, had tendered three different video clips featuring Mahmood, INEC’s Commissioner in charge of Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, who in their broadcast assured Nigerians that presidential election results would be electronically transmitted to make the election credible and transparent.
Although, Tinubu and APC objected vehemently against the admissibility of the documents, Justice Tsammani admitted them after which the video clips were played in the open court.Under cross examination by INEC’s lawyer, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, the witness admitted that he was not at the National Collation Center but was at the PDP situation room in the Federal Capital Territory .
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