Tribunal upholds Ogun state Governors victory in April 11 Elections
A 3 man committee, of the Ogun state elections tribunal, seating in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital yesterday, has uphold the victory of th...
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A 3 man committee, of the Ogun state elections tribunal, seating in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital yesterday, has uphold the victory of the Governor of the state, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, at the governorship elections on Saturday, April 11, 2015.
The tribunal which was led by Justice Henry Olusiyi, in an unanimous decision, said Governor Ibikunle Amosun, scored the highest votes, and the votes, were valid contrary to the allegations by Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) candidate Prince Gboyega Isiaka, that he got victory through electoral malpractice, rigging among others.
Isiaka, had gone to the tribunal, urging it to declare him winner of the ekections, arguing among ithe things, that he scored the highest number of valid votes,
According to the allegations of Isiaka whose lead counsel was Adetunji Oyeyipo (SAN) were that the election was marred by electoral malpractices, fraud, corrupt practices and outright rigging. Governor Amosun's team of lawyers, was led by Lateef Fagbemi . He also mentioned snatching of ballot boxes and “importation of voters from foreign location”, among others to include his
allegations. Joined in the suit were the defendant’s party (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Olusiyi who read the four hours 20 minutes Judgement said the petitioner failed woefully to prove his case, explaining that most of their allegations were criminal in nature, “And in criminal cases one has to prove them beyond all reasonable
doubt. He said the petitioners failed to do so and agreed with Fagbemi’s argument in his written address that the petitioners evidence to support their allegation was “useless and worthless” and must be dismissed.
Citing Supreme Court judgement to back his assertion, the Tribunal Chairman said “Mere averment without proving a case is deemed abandoned, pleadings do not tantamount to
evidence.” The Tribunal said even though the petitioners alleged “several irregularities” in their petition, they led evidence in only 12 polling units. There were 1,672 polling units. Again, the Tribunal agreed that all the nine witnesses called by the petitioners were inconsistent as there were
“discrepancies” in their statements during cros-examination, saying some of them depended on “hear say” while giving evidence.
Source - The Guardian
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