Osun Tribunal: PDP witnesses accuse INEC officials of manipulating result sheets

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) witnesses on Thursday
accused INEC presiding officers of manipulating results of the
Sept. 22 and 27, 2018 Osun Governorship Polls.

The witnesses told the Osun State Governorship Election Petition
Tribunal sitting at the FCT High Court Abuja that the INEC
officials failed to record the number of accredited voter’s on the
results sheets on polling days.

The petition was filed by the PDP and its candidate in the
election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, against the victory of Governor
Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The petitioners alleged that the election was marred with
massive rigging, vote buying and other forms of malpractices and
was not conducted in compliance with the Electoral Law.

Joined as respondents in the petition were INEC, Gov. Oyetola
and APC.

During cross examination, PDP agent for Unit 9, Ward 4 of
Olorunda Local Government Area, Phillip Adetunji, said that vital
information, such as the number of accredited voters on the
certified copy of result sheet tendered in evidence were not on the
pink copy issued to him at the polling unit.

“I can see 245 (number of accredited voters) on the white copy
but this is not on the pink copy I signed on the day of
election.

” I have no complaint about scores of parties. My complaint is
that the space for accredited voters was not filled,” said the PDP
witness.

Another witness, Adepoju Akanmu, the PDP agent for Unit 2, Ward
11 of Osogbo LGA, told the tribunal that he signed the white copy
of the result sheet, saying that he did not have any complaints
about the scores of parties.

“This one (certified copy) is fake. There is no recording of
accredited voters on the pink copy,” he stated.

Ganiyu Sadia Motunrayo, PDP agent for Unit 3, Ward 18 of Osogbo
LGA, also complained about the non-recording of the accredited
voters on the result sheet.

“INEC (officials) did not write the number of accredited voters.
I complained about it but they did not write it till the end of
election that day,” she said.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Sirajo,
has adjourned for continuation of hearing of the petitioners’ case
until Monday, Jan. 14.