OSUN TRIBUNAL: PDP WITNESSES INDICT POLICE FORCE, SAYS ITS MEN EATING PUFF-PUFF, DRINKING BEER DURING ELECTION Posted by: Ishola Olayinka Posted date: November 19, 2014 In: Headlines, Latest News, News | comment : 0 BY AYOBAMI AGBOOLA It was a laughter at the State of Osun Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday November 19, 2014, as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) witnesses indicted men of Nigerian Police Force of eating puff- puff and drinking beer during voting exercise on August 9 gubernatorial election in the state. The three man panel tribunal could not bear it as they all fell into derisive laughter. It would be recalled that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s counsels are calling witnesses before the tribunal, challenging the victory of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of All Progressive Congress (APC). However, the court turned laughter when the 8th witness, Tajudeen Badmus, told the tribunal that policemen were eating puff-puff when under-age children were voting for APC on the day of election. This is just as one Sikiru Olalekan, who was the 10th witness, alleged that police officers were drinking beer at a restaurant and were not available to receive voter’s complain. This development made the tribunal members to fall into uncontrollable laugh till the Chairman, Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime, said “they stepped the puff-puff down with beer.“ The witness who claimed to be a former member of Education board, when cross-examined by 1st respondent’s counsel, Femi Falana (SAN), admitted that there was a restriction of movement on the election day, insisting that the restaurant was opened at the back. Also, another witness, who claimed to be a supervisor for ward 8, Olorunda Local Government, Akin Akande, alleged that he was forced by over 400 people to sign form EC8A. During cross-examination by Falana, Akande denied that Dagbolu is far to Kolabalogun, insisting that all the 12 units in ward 8 are very near to each other and he covered them. The witness however stated that Dagbolu, Steel rolling company and Kolabalogun are in the same ward and they are not far to each other. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Police Force was not joined in the suit by the petitioner.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:03:43 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015