Welcome back…
This session is strictly an intense Witness, cross – examination column…
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2nd & 3rd: Architect you also agree that INEC transmitted data generated and imputed in the Bvas into INEC servers? Can you read paragraph 16 of your statement?
W: (Reads it)
2nd & 3rd: You are not in a position to tell us there the number of software that were developed and made the components that INEC used for the general elections of 2023
W: I’m not an INEC staff but…(counsel to 2nd &. 3rd cut him short)
2nd & 3rd: Did you vote?
W: No I didn’t
4th Respondent
4th: You’re an Architect
W: And software engineer
4th: As you described it is your knowledge as an Architect and software Engineer that you were deployed to making the Evidence?
W: It is my Knowledge as well as findings from IREV portal
4th: You did not describe yourself as an Architect in your witness depositions?
W: No I did not. It’s not necessary
4th: You also did not give your profile?
W: Claify
4th: You did not not state your qualifications regards school, qualifications and experience?
W: No because they are not necessary
4th: What INEC material which formed the basis of your information?
W: I used APIs, (Application Prigramming Interface) available to get my information. They supply the information that shows in your browser. I use them to collect all the information available on the election. Polling unit result…
4th: These you mentioned are not here are they?
W: Can I provide context? They’re on my laptop. They’re also on yours.
4th: Please I don’t want to raise my voice. PIN Ikwueto is eating into my time.
Court: What of those that don’t have laptops?
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W: on phones. Non-Nokia phones
4th: You also anchored findings on the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022. You know there are a lot of a lot these Electoral Acts, which one did you anchor this one on?
W: The Electoral Act 2022 of course and it was modeled on the Kenya elections.
4th: Do you stand by para. 11?
W: Yes
4th: That’s all for us even if you were not there.
Re-examination
LP: When you say you are a software engineer, you are a software engineer architect?
2nd & 3rd: we oppose
LP: I only want him to show that he is not the usual Architect for building houses?
Court: All he has testified on is about Software engineering anyways.
LP: My Lord we filed motions on 2nd May and 2nd of June which my learned opponents did not respond to.
2nd & 3rd: Architect you also agree that INEC transmitted data generated and imputed in the Bvas into INEC servers? Can you read paragraph 16 of your statement?
W: (Reads it)
2nd & 3rd: You are not in a position to tell us there the number of software that were developed and made the components that INEC used for the general elections of 2023
W: I’m not an INEC staff but…(counsel to 2nd &. 3rd cut him short)
2nd & 3rd: Did you vote?
W: No I didn’t
4th Respondent
4th: You’re an Architect
W: And software engineer
4th: As you described it is your knowledge as an Architect and software Engineer that you were deployed to making the Evidence?
W: It is my Knowledge as well as findings from IREV portal
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4th: You did not describe yourself as an Architect in your witness depositions?
W: No I did not. It’s not necessary
4th: You also did not give your profile?
W: Claify
4th: You did not not state your qualifications regards school, qualifications and experience?
W: No because they are not necessary
4th: What INEC material which formed the basis of your information?
W: I used APIs, (Application Prigramming Interface) available to get my information.
They supply the information that shows in your browser. I use them to collect all the information available on the election. Polling unit result…
4th: These you mentioned are not here are they?
W: Can I provide context? They’re on my laptop. They’re also on yours.
4th: Please I don’t want to raise my voice. PIN Ikwueto is eating into my time.
Court: What of those that don’t have laptops?
W: on phones. Non-Nokia phones
4th: You also anchored findings on the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022. You know there are a lot of a lot these Electoral Acts, which one did you anchor this one on?
W: The Electoral Act 2022 of course and it was modeled on the Kenya elections.
4th: Do you stand by para. 11?
W: Yes
4th: That’s all for us even if you were not there.
Re-examination
LP: When you say you are a software engineer, you are a software engineer architect?
2nd & 3rd: we oppose
LP: I only want him to show that he is not the usual Architect for building houses?
Court: All he has testified on is about Software engineering anyways.
LP: My Lord we filed motions on 2nd May and 2nd of June which my learned opponents did not respond to.
INEC and APC lawyers dey play, they didn’t know that the second witness from the LP legal team that just testified today, is the Vice President and Lead, Software Architecture and Engineering, at JP Morgan Chase, UK.
Within few minutes of his cross-examination, he firmly stated that AWS has 99.9% reliability, (so where’s had the glitch come from?) ☻️
It’s no surprise the INEC team hurriedly bolted from the so-called cross examination.
The expertise and depth are not in doubt and I particularly loved that he calmly responded to the INEC lawyer with, “I’m fine, how are you?”
That was a power move right there!
Rattled, Oga lawyer quickly told him that he should only answer questions and not ask them..
🤣🤣🤣 “charlie” calm down.
You see our mandate, we must recover it!
Let’s continue, No child play, just dey watch.
The LP lawyers are very intelligent, I Africas Keshinro of Lagos can testify as we write, they are discussing Motions they filed in May and June against the respondents but never got a response to.
Court: Do you agree to the application to move the two motions together?
1st Resp: My Lords we have no opposition to taking the two applications. It is our view that your Lordships decision on the first will make it unnecessary for the second.
2nd & 3rd: My Lords we have no objection to the two motions being taken together.
4th: We have no objection to the two motions being taken together.
LP: For the motion filed on the 2nd of June is asking My Lords for two prayers in the main. That application has 5 grounds on which it is brought numbered as A-E.
There’s also an affidavit of 3 paragraphs in support of that application. My Lord with respect, and an accompanying written address as stipulated by the rules. That application is at your discretion my Lords. But because my Learned friends responded to the application served on us yesterday, I have a reply on points of law. I have a further written address to reply on points of Law filed on 8th of June 2023.
There’s also a reply on points of law to the 1st respondent, which is also filed today my lords. I’m also making reference to the motion filed on 22nd May, 2023. It also has 2 substantive prayers. That application has 13 grounds which it is brought. That application has an affidavit of six paragraphs and paragraph 2 has A-H and 3 has A-C, but there are six substantive paragraphs. Attacked is one exhibit, exhibit A which is interrogatories and I understand that these questions deal with the crux of this matter on non-compliance. There’s also a written address attached in compliance with the rules of court.
We also filed the interrogatories as a separate process and it’s before my Lords. We also filed a further written address in support of Motion filed on 22nd of May, 2023, filed on 6th of June. We urge my Lords to grant these motions in the interest of Justice.
LP(P.I.N. Ikwueto SAN): My Lords I wish to hand back to my leader who granted me the powers to speak.
LP(Uzuokwu SAN): Thank you. I will pass the mic to Ananaba SAN to conduct the proceedings.
LP (Ananaba SAN): My Lords I wish to tender EC40Gs for Bayelsa state on pages 93, 94 and 95 on the schedule for 4 LGAs.
1st Resp: We object for reasons we shall advance in final address.
2nd & 3rd: (same objection)
4th: (Same objection)
Court: Your documents are not organized. Admitted in evidence & marked PG1-PG4.
LP: Can I continue? Court: Go and organize the documents properly and come back tomorrow.
LP: Thank you my Lords. I thank my Lords for the indulgence. Subject to your overriding powers, we can continue at 2pm tomorrow.
Court: Adjourned till 3pm tomorrow for continuation of hearing. (Tomorrow is Friday)
Court is Hereby ADJOURNED Till Tomorrow Friday 9th June 2023 by 3pm!
– Sarah Ibrahim, MissPearls, General Oluchi
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But wait ooo…. What’s really wrong with PDP and their witnesses?… So, assuming Obidients don’t have Peter Obi…. They would be depending on Atiku and his team?….so unfortunate… They were making jest of their ex-coper witnesses today….. Meanwhile, have you seen Okowa or Even Atiku in court?… Dino Melaye, all those PDP guys…. Where are there supporters?
That should tell you something……
No wahala….
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