Enugu: Nweke Withdraws Petition Against Gov Mbah As INEC Insists On Free, Fair Election

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 18th March 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, Mr. Frank Nweke Jr., has

Meanwhile, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who was in court following the subpoena served on the Commission to produce specific BVAS machines used during the election in some isolated areas, told the tribunal during cross-examination that the election was free, fair, and credible.

Reminded by that based on the last page of the subpoena, Exhibit 60, INEC was mandated to produce the BVAS machines in 15 polling units, he said: “According to the list in the subpoena, we were mandated to produce five BVAS, and I am here with the five BVAS”. Probed further, he explained: “It is because he did not call out any code numbers, the BVAS machines I have here, are the five code numbers contained in the subpoena”.

The tribunal consequently told the petitioners that the petitioners that the court could not grant them prayers, in the case, BVAS machines, not asked for.

 

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