Another INEC staff insists he transmitted results to central server

Olufemi Ogunrinde, an ad hoc official during the presidential
election, says he transmitted results of the election to a server
of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

While being cross-examined at the presidential election petition
tribunal by Muiz Banire, counsel of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Ogunrinde said the results were transmitted through the
smart card readers.

“All I know is that the presiding officer brought the form EC8C
and I put in the information on the smart card reader which I
transmitted to the server,” he said.

When he was asked if he had seen the server, he said no, but
added that he was told about its existence by an INEC official.

Citing figures from INEC server, Atiku Abubakar, PDP
presidential candidate, claimed that he defeated President
Muhammadu Buhari in the election.

The electoral commission had declared that Buhari polled
15,191,847 votes to defeat the former vice-president who secured
11, 262,978 but Atiku said figures from INEC server showed he
polled 18,356,732 votes while Buhari secured 16,741,430 votes.

Also, Silas Paris, a local government agent of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, said he signed
form EC8C “under duress”.

Paris was a local government agent in Gombe state.

While being cross-examined at the tribunal by Alex Izinyon,
counsel to Buhari, the agent, number 128 on the petitioner’s list,
said PDP members were intimidated by thugs who allegedly worked for
the APC.

“I signed the form EC8C under duress. The APC [members] were
there,” he said.

Paris alleged that when he reported to the police, they did not
do anything.

Husseini Haruna, said 6,067 votes were cancelled in six voting
points in Biliri local government of Gombe.

During proceedings, Haruna accused Alex Izinyon, counsel to
Buhari, of trying to confuse him.

“My lord, he is trying to confuse me,” he said when asked if he
deposed to statements at the tribunal.

“My lord protect me, he is threatening me. I am emotional and he
is trying to mock me.”

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