Amazon Web Services Corporation provided technological help to INEC during the general elections and sent a representative to appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja on Monday.
Mpeh Clarita Ogar was the 7th witness in the Labour Party’s case to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s election.
The witness, led in evidence by Obi’s lawyer, Mr Patrick Ikweto, SAN, told the court that it did not record any technical fault in the nation on February 25, the day of the presidential election, contrary to INEC’s statement.
The electoral authority cited technological issues on election day for its failure to electronically transmit presidential vote results to its viewing webpage in real-time utilising Bimodal Voter Accreditation, BVAS, equipment. On Monday, PW-7, a cloud engineer and architect, presented six volumes of information from 33 Amazon Web Services server locations. The witness listed North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.
On February 25, 2023, Amazon cloud services across six continents ran well; she told the court.
The witness also presented her educational vitae and appointment letter to the court.
All Respondents disputed the witness’s testimony, but Judge Haruna Tsammani’s five-member panel acknowledged all papers as Exhibits.
INEC, President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the APC respond to CA/PEPC/03/2023.
The court postponed till Tuesday so the Respondents may cross-examine the witness.
The petitioners had accused INEC of refusing to provide them with electoral records they needed to prove Tinubu’s presidential election rigging.
Mr. Jubril Okutekpa, SAN, petitioners’ counsel, noted that the Commission should have provided the required Exhibits despite several letters.
“This portion is to notify the court of our terrible INEC experience officially.
We persuaded and wrote letters. “We sought judicial assistance,” Okutekpa, SAN, said.
Vang also informed the court that the petitioners got limited I-ReV reports from Lagos Local Government Areas.
I responded to INEC on May 20, requesting all the papers we needed.
“This process is timed. INEC should provide the documentation we paid for.
“Your Lordships, we have nowhere to go. “INEC seems to be purposely obstructing the process,” Obi’s counsel said.
INEC’s lawyer, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, denied the claim, saying the petitioners never mentioned it to him before the session.
He said Obi and the LP could get whatever INEC document they wanted if they followed the rules.
“They didn’t want to follow protocols. Okutekpa entries surprise me. “We can’t sit here and hear baseless weeping,” INEC’s counsel said.
