
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday tendered 5 further Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) gadgets used for the final governorship election in Edo State, earlier than the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.
The gadgets had been tendered by a Senior Technical Officer within the ICT Division in INEC, Anthony Itodo, following which the tribunal admitted in proof, regardless that all of the respondents objected, promising to adduce causes of their ultimate written addresses.
Following a subpoena by the petitioners – Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) and it’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo – INEC, final week, introduced 148 BVAS utilized in 133 polling items the place outcomes of the election are being disputed by the petitioners, who’re alleging over voting.
The petitioners subsequently introduced the conclusion of the presentation of their case shortly after calling 19 witnesses, whose testimonies centred on alleged irregularities, particularly throughout the collation of votes on the ward and native authorities ranges.
Petitioners’ lawyer, Robert Emukpoeruo (SAN), introduced the closure of his shoppers’ case yesterday.
INEC had declared that Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 291, 667 votes to defeat his closet rival, Ighodalo of the PDP, who polled 247, 655 votes.