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PDP Candidate Atiku Abubakar Presents Witnesses Alleging Election Irregularities

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Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, presented witnesses at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) who testified that the February 25 presidential election was marred by irregularities, particularly in Kogi State. The witnesses, including Capt. Joe Agada (retd), a state collation agent for the PDP, and Hon. Uzoma Nkem Azonta, a House of Representatives member, alleged that they were forced to sign election results by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The witnesses claimed that INEC officials refused to give them copies of the results unless they signed the documents, and that the election in Kogi State was rigged in favor of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Key Takeaways:

  • Capt. Joe Agada, a state collation agent for the PDP, testified that he was forced to sign the results of the presidential election in Kogi State, allegedly under duress from INEC officials.
  • Agada claimed that INEC officials refused to give him a copy of the results unless he signed the document, and that the election results were rigged in favor of President Tinubu.
  • Agada admitted that he served as a witness in the 2019 presidential election dispute between Atiku and former President Muhammadu Buhari.
  • Hon. Uzoma Nkem Azonta, a House of Representatives member and PDP Collation officer for Abia state, testified that the result of the election in the state was manipulated.
  • Azonta alleged that election officials manipulated the results of the election in Abia state.

Statistics:

  • At least 3500 polling units were in Kogi State during the election, according to Capt. Agada's testimony.
  • Agada visited over 20 polling units in his LGA and spent between three to five minutes in each unit.
  • 2 witnesses, including Capt. Agada and Hon. Uzoma Nkem Azonta, testified that the February 25 presidential election was rigged in favor of President Tinubu.

Sources:

  • The Nation Newspaper
  • Vanguard Newspaper

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