Zakari Isah - Kaduna
In a notice of appeal filed at the Supreme Court, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, counsel to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, has said the analysis of the witness of the APC only established 1,886 ballots without endorsements as against 165,616 the tribunal erroneously deducted.
“Exhibit P169 states that out of the 165,616 ballot papers analyzed, only 3,936 amounting to 2.37 percent were not signed.
“Exhibit P169 further emphasizes that the said 3,936 ballot papers in (iv) supra that were not signed were both dated and stamped.
“Exhibit P169 asserts that only 1,886 ballot papers amounting to 1.13 percent of the ballot papers analyzed had “no endorsement”.
“Exhibit P169 confirms that 88.33 percent of the ballot papers analyzed amounting to 146,292 ballot papers were signed and stamped.
“The said Exhibit further indicates that 6,824 ballots were only signed, whilst an additional 4,347 carry INEC stamp, and that another 2,450 were signed and dated.
“The said Exhibit P169 also confirms that an additional 1,459 ballots carry the correct endorsement but that the endorsements were on the front of the ballot papers and not In a notice of appeal filed at the Supreme Court, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, counsel to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, has said the analysis of the witness of the APC only established 1,886 ballots without endorsements as against 165,616 the tribunal erroneously deducted.
“Exhibit P169 states that out of the 165,616 ballot papers analyzed, only 3,936 amounting to 2.37 percent were not signed.
“Exhibit P169 further emphasizes that the said 3,936 ballot papers in (iv) supra that were not signed were both dated and stamped.
“Exhibit P169 asserts that only 1,886 ballot papers amounting to 1.13 percent of the ballot papers analyzed had “no endorsement”.
“Exhibit P169 confirms that 88.33 percent of the ballot papers analyzed amounting to 146,292 ballot papers were signed and stamped.
“The said Exhibit further indicates that 6,824 ballots were only signed, whilst an additional 4,347 carry INEC stamp, and that another 2,450 were signed and dated.
“The said Exhibit P169 also confirms that an additional 1,459 ballots carry the correct endorsement but that the endorsements were on the front of the ballot papers and not at the back.
“All the ballot papers have the logo of INEC, coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are properly serialized and marked for use in the 2023 Kano State Governorship election,” Mr Olanipekun said.t the back.
“All the ballot papers have the logo of INEC, coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are properly serialized and marked for use in the 2023 Kano State Governorship election,” Mr Olanipekun said.
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