Ogun Tribunal: Confusion as PDP Witnesses Fumble on Election Dates, Other Facts

James Sowole  in Akure

There was profound confusion yesterday during the ongoing proceedings at the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, as two witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fumbled on facts in their statement of oath.

The witnesses, Olusanya Olatunji and Abidemi Adenuga, displayed ignorance on electoral processes and process of selecting agents and dates of the gubernatorial election.

Olatunji, a PDP member, who came from Idowa in Odogbolu Local Government Area of the state, admitted to have deliberately concocted the figures he supplied in his witness statement with regard to registered voters and PVCs collected in his area.

Another witness, Adenuga, while being cross-examined, said the gubernatorial election in the state was held on March 13 instead of 18.

Also, the witness didn’t know what petitioner, form EC8A and form EC8B mean, as well as how he came about the figures of PVCs collected as purportedly stated in his witness report.

In addition to this, the PDP witness said she didn’t know the process by which she became a party agent as claimed by the PDP, and even who the respondents in the case are.

When asked: “Who is the Petitioner in this case? The witness said I don’t know. When also asked when was the election? She said March 13, 2023.”