{"id":92084,"date":"2023-07-12T22:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/iperu-indigenes-storm-ogun-tribunal-to-testify"},"modified":"2023-07-13T00:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:37:26","slug":"iperu-indigenes-storm-ogun-tribunal-to-testify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/iperu-indigenes-storm-ogun-tribunal-to-testify","title":{"rendered":"Iperu indigenes storm Ogun tribunal to testify"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Witnesses from Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, stormed the Ogun State governorship election petition tribunal, in Abeokuta, to testify on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Iperu is the hometown of both the petitioner, Ladi Adebutu, and the respondent, Governor Dapo Abiodun.<\/p>\n

Abiodun and Adebutu were the major candidates in the March 18 governorship election.<\/p>\n

The outcome of the election, which was in favour of Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is currently being challenged at the tribunal by Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n

As the tribunal resumed hearing today, indigenes of Iperu appeared as witnesses in the petition.<\/p>\n

The witnesses were cross-examined by Remi Olatubora representing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Taiwo Osipitan for Gov Abiodun and Muiz Banire who appeared for the ruling APC.<\/p>\n

Witnesses from Iperu include Prince Abiodun Shotiwa, Oluwafunmilola Desalu, Adekoya Babatunde, Muibat Ariyo Adeola and Rafiu Akeem.<\/p>\n

They appeared as voters, party agents and members, from Iperu.<\/p>\n

The witnesses told the tribunal that thugs had invaded their respective polling units and disrupted voting and counting of votes during the March 18 election.<\/p>\n

While being cross-examined, Desalu recalled that when votes were about to be counted, masked men on different motorcycles stormed her polling unit and started shooting sporadically.<\/p>\n

According to her, voters and INEC officials ran to safety, and this, she said, brought about the cancellation of votes in the polling unit.<\/p>\n

The prophetess expressed her displeasure that the incident disenfranchised over 500 voters in Unit 006, Imosan, in Ikenne Local Government.<\/p>\n

She stated that she did not report the incident to the police because it was witnessed by officers and other security personnel deployed for the exercise.<\/p>\n

According to Akeem, the thugs asked voters to leave the units before disrupting the exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (thugs) came to our polling unit and said, \u2018If you know you\u2019re not voting for us, you must leave here now.\u2019 That\u2019s why everyone left.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t report the matter at the police station because a police officer was on ground and he witnessed all the drama and disruption of the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The petitioners had called 35 witnesses to give testimony before the tribunal chaired by Justice Hamidu Kunaza.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Witnesses from Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, stormed the Ogun State governorship election petition tribunal, in Abeokuta, to testify on Wednesday. Iperu is the hometown of both the petitioner, Ladi Adebutu, and the respondent, Governor Dapo Abiodun. 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