Obong Nsima Ekere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Akwa
Ibom has said that what took place in Akwa Ibom State on March 9,
2019 did not follow INEC guidelines and known Electoral Act, 2010
(as amended) and principles.
Obong Nsima Ekere was the Candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the last Governorship election that was held in
March 9, 2019.
Obong Nsima Ekere speaking to newsmen through his lead counsel,
Barr. J.S. Okutepa, SAN at the end of proceedings on Tuesday,
opined that the electoral processes starts with accreditation and
ends with declaration of results and return, and that if one of the
processes is missed, the end result of the process cannot be said
to be valid.
He said “the essence of approaching the Governorship Election
Petitions Tribunal is to seek justice for the entire Akwa Ibom
people and to set good electoral and judicial precedents in the
country.
“What took place in Akwa Ibom State on March 9, 2019 did not
follow INEC guidelines and known Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
and principles”, he said.
“We came to the Tribunal because Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), a supposed Electoral umpire, decided to be
partisan. Accreditation of voters is the first foundation any
election rests on, and was not carried out by them during the
election. Our problem is not who they (INEC) declared as the winner
of that election. Our problem is, how did the person so declared
emerge.”
“It may interest you to know that we have tendered certified
true copies of INEC documents. We did not get them from the moon.
We got them from INEC. In law, documents speak for themselves. We
have tendered those documents before their Lordships at the
Tribunal. It is on this premise that we want justice in this case
because we came for justice”.
“We have proven our case of violence, thuggery, substantial
non-compliance with known Electoral Laws and INEC Guidelines beyond
every reasonable doubt, and the Tribunal needs to dispense justice
without fear or favour”.
According to Ekere,” justice precedes judgment. The tribunal
should not go for judgment; but justice”.
The Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal has adjourned to
September 10, 2019 for the adoption of written addresses of the
parties in the Petition.
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