June 16, (THEWILL) – A Professor of Mathematics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Eric Ofuegbu, has told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, that there were cases of massive overvoting in Rivers and Benue states during the 2023 presidential election.
Ofuegbu was presented as a witness before the court by the Labour Party (LP).
Recall that the LP and its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, are challenging the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the election.
Ofuegbu, while presenting his witness statement on Friday, said his submission followed his analysis and mathematical tabulation of results from the INEC result viewing portal.
Ofuegbu, who claimed not to have been paid for the research, claimed in his witness statement that based on his collation and mathematical tabulation, there were cases of massive overvoting in the two states.
Under cross-examination by INEC’s lead counsel, Abubakar Mahmoud, the witness was presented with a copy of the presidential election result sheet from polling unit 002, in Degema, Rivers State showing that 40 persons were accredited and 40 persons voted in the polling unit, with the INEC lawyer suggesting that the equal number of accredited voters and those who voted contradicts the claim of over voting.
When probed further about why he chose Rivers and Benue states as his main areas of interest, Prof Ofuegbu said it was just random.
Asked whether an analysis of election results from just two states is enough to make conclusions on a presidential election, Ofuegbu said he was limited by time.
