An undergraduate who identified Balogun Mujida Ewaoluwa, Monday testified before the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal, saying that voting and sorting of ballot papers were concluded before thugs disrupted the exercise during the March 18 election.

Ewaoluwa, a 300 level student of the University of Ibadan, told the tribunal that she wasn’t a registered politician but that her vote was part of the stolen votes by the hoodlums.

Ewaoluwa who hails from Odo Sakila in Remo North Local Government Area, said, ‘I am not a registered member of PDP, but I will be very very happy if PDP wins the case."

Ewaoluwa was amongst the 88 witnesses who have so far testified in support of the petition filed by the People's Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu against Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory.

Adebutu and the PDP had in the petition marked EPT/OG/GOV/03/2023, challenged the victory of Abiodun over alleged non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the March 18 governorship polls in the state.

Adebutu's lawyer, Chris Uche, SAN, when the hearing resumed on Monday led five more witnessed in evidence to make a total of 88 called so far.

Other witnessed on Monday were Balogun Rahman, Gafar Babatunde, Osinowo Oyinlola Abiodun, and Agiri Oluwafunmilayo.

They were cross-examined by Dr Remi Olatubora (SAN) representing INEC, Prof Taiwo Osipitan (SAN) who appeared for Abiodun and Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), who represented the All Progressives Congress.

In their testimonies, they all alleged disruption of the election in their respective polling units by the APC thugs.

Meanwhile, Uche has assured the tribunal that the petitioners would close their case this week barely three weeks after the hearing commenced.

The Senior Advocate told the tribunal that Justice Hamidu Kunaza-led panel has received highest number of witnesses so far if compared to the records of the Presidential Tribunal and other Governorship Election courts across the country.

"My Lords have taken highest number of witnesses and still looking fresh," Uche said jokingly.

The tribunal adjourned till Tuesday for the continuation of hearing.