Abia Election Tribunal 27th August

The questioning proper : PDP presented their STAR witness today (Solomon Ogunji) 

1RW28 is Solomon Ogunji(star witness). 

Lives in Umuoba Rd. Aba. Identifies&adopts statement. Elects to speak in English.

2ndR cross examines 1RW28.

2ndR: (show him pg 54 of statement). Look at the signature. Can u sign that signature again?
1RW28: I can sign it again

2ndR: u're d state collation agent for 1st&2ndR?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: u were at d INEC HQ on d 11,12&13
..when collation was going on? 
1RW28: yes sir

2ndR: you were also there on 25, 26th of April?
1RW28: yes sir.

2ndR: u supervisd both LGs, wards&polling unit result
1RW28: yes

2ndR: u were in constant comm. Wit wards& polling units agts?
2ndR: you were an eyewitness of what happen at the State collation centre 4 d 1st&2ndR? 
1RW28:yes

2ndR: what u said u saw..
..are also things u saw& knw?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: even some of d things ur agents told you are things u know already? 
1RW28: yes

2ndR: you know erondu uchendu, Ogumka...?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: these are agents 4 Osisioma, Obingwa& Isiala Ngwa North
1RW28: yes

2ndR: collation of results in Ugwunagbo, Obingwa, Osisioma and Umuahia North were duly done?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: u were also approached by Bernard Onyeje, Emmanuel Chukwuegbu, at the State collation centre?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: they also confirmed what u knw that elections in Obingwa, Osisioma& Isiala Ngwa North were duly done?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: as a result of ur interaction wt ur agents u also knw dat accred, electn, announcn of results were duly done.
1RW28: yes

2ndR: in Ugwunagbo, and Umuahia North were duly done
1RW28: yes.

2ndR: you are saying that elections were peaceful, in these 5 LGs?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: frm wat u knw &saw and was confirmd to u by ur agents u're confirming to this ‪#‎AbiaTribunal‬ INEC form EC8A& EC8C was duly signed?1RW28: yes

2ndR: you are saying that d agents of ur party who signed this INEC results were authorised by ur party?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: the result based on which INEC declared Dr. Ikpeazu as Governor are valid documents? 
1RW28: yes

2ndR: there was no cancellation of results in Obingwa, Osisioma and Isiala Ngwa North?
1RW28: yes

2ndR: in paragraph 22 of ur deposition u said u challenged d Returning Officer wen he wanted to cancel some results
1RW28: yes

2ndR: you told him dat his duty was to collate and announce results not cancel results
1RW28: yes

2ndR: do u knw Ahamdi Nweke 
1RW20: yes

2ndR: he Ahamdi Nweke said u made a call to one his excellency former Gov. Abia State.
1RW20: it is not true.

2ndR: he said that the immediate past Governor T.A Orji came and interfere with the collation.
1RW28: it is not true

2ndR: he also mentioned other names of people that were around, Olisa Metuh, Austin Akobundu, Enyi Abaribe... that they also..
..interfered with the collation?
1RW28: it is not true.

2ndR: that will be all my Lord.

3rdR: are u aware that supplementary elections took place on 25th April.
1RW28: yes

3rdR: that all d parties dat took part on 11th April also participated in d 25th April elections?
1RW28: yes

3rdR: u told his Lordship dat u're d state collation agent?
1RW28: yes

3rdR: after the final collation of results, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu won majority of the lawful votes? 
1RW28: Yes

3rdR: after collating form EC8D, d Returning Officer prepared form EC8E to announce the final declaration?
1RW28: Yes

3rdR: At any level or stage did u have any reason to complain about d conduct of the INEC officials?
1RW28: No.

That's all for the R

PC is set to cross-examine

1RW28. He is complaining that he'd take 1hour, bcos d Rs took one hour.

Chief Akeredolu(SAN) is insisting that he must take his own 1hour. #AbiaTribunal judge overrules him to take 30mins.

PC: u said u were d state collation agents for PDP.
1RW28: yes

PC: do u know state collation agents for other parties? 
1RW28: if I see them I'd know I can recognise them

PC: do u know Ahamdi Nweke? 
1RW28: yes I knw him

PC: do u knw Erondu?
1RW28: I knw him.

PC shows him docs(PBD02)

PC: if Erondu is d agent of PPA then either u or docs is lying
1RW28: I'm not lying.

PC: where did u vote? 
1RW28: I voted in Ukwa East my LG

PC: u had no time in this 3LGs
1RW28: I drove through the 3LGs b4 getting to Umuahia North LG 4 state collation.

PC: u had agents in d state PU?
1RW28: yes

PC: you got reports from most of the polling units
1RW28: all of them

PC: were they in writing?
1RW28: most of dem came thru..
..phone calls. Final results were submitted to me at the INEC head office in Umuahia.

PC: When u said u were driving towards d HQ what routes did u plight?
1RW28: I went frm Ukwa East thru Ohanku Rd|union bank|
..|Osisioma|Mgboko|Umuenye|Isiala Ngwa South|Agbaraku|joined express 2|Umuahia South|2 state INEC HQ|

PC: wat time did u vote?
1RW28: about noon.

PC: When u drove thru did places was INEC still doing accreditation?
1RW28: no. (PC repeats Q) some doing..

PC: From what u got from PU agents accreditation nwas properly done?
1RW28: yes, from what I saw& heard.

PC: from what ur agents told u inec properly deployed d use of card reader?
1RW28: yes INEC did that.

PC: proper accrdt too
1RW28: yes

PC: in Osisoma, Obingwa& Isiala Ngwa North they are made up of polling units. Tell d tribunal what u saw going on?
1RW28: I didn't keep count. It was selective(he withdraws selective). I was supervising at random, made phone calls...

PC: Tell d #AbiaTribunal wat u experienced in Osisioma in the various polln unit.
1RW28: In some polln units they were voting

PC: was dat what happened in Obingwa& Isiala Ngwa North?
1RW28: it was almost a similar experience.

PC: u said u drove thru..
..Isiala Ngwa South to North, are u saying that voting was going on there too.
1RW28: yes

PC: did ur agents in Osisioma LG tell u that only the collation agent signed for wards cos of "no Light problem"?
1RW28: he did
I seek that clarification from them. I was only interested in d results. 

PC :at d state collation center if u look at paragraph 22, u challenged d State RO for cancelling d results
1RW28: d RO made....a comment on d cancellation of results and I challenged him for 2 basic reasons:
1. D result of dis LGAs were not B4 him
2. While we were being trained by INEC, they did not tell us he had such powers.

PC: there will be no need to reverse urself
..if he didn't carry out that action?
1RW28: he reversed wat he said after we challenged him

PC: wat did he say he reversed?
1RW28: (no answer)

PC: u said Sen. T.A Orji was not anywhere near d collation center.
1RW28: I did nt c him at d collatn centre

1RW28: it was not my duty to monitor anybody

PC: did u see him or not?
1RW28: (no answer)...

Time up for petitioners.. Court adjourned to tomorrow.

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