PDP challenges Tinubu legal team’s ‘Watermark’ claim on PEPC judgment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT) of self-incrimination over the inscription of the TPLT header on the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) judgment.

PDP in a press statement issued on Monday, September 11, 2023, said the TPLT’s admission that it “scanned and watermarked” its copy of the judgment with the inscription “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team ‘TPLT’” is “self-indicting” and lends credence to widespread public insinuation of pre-determined manipulation by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP said the rush by the TPLT to admit that it imprinted on the CTC of the judgment “smacks of a desperate attempt to dispel public scrutiny and ward off the possibility of more revelations regarding the issue.”

The party also said further examination and expert analysis show that the documents are not scanned and that the TPLT inscriptions are not watermarks but computer default header which usually originates from an author of a document.

The PDP demanded that the TPLT explain how what obviously is a default header on its computer system should be accepted as a watermark.

The party also demanded that the TPLT disclose to Nigerians what specific time on Friday, September 8, 2023 they received their CTC; what time specifically was the ‘watermark’ imprinted of the document, the identity of the electronic devise with which the ‘watermark’ was made as well as the PDF used in the said watermarking process for independent analysis.

The PDP also demanded that the APC come clean on the issue, especially given its notoriety for manipulations.

The statement signed by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP reads in full:

September 11, 2023

Press Statement

Tinubu Legal Team’s Watermark Claim on PEPC Judgment is Self-Indicting – @OfficialPDPNig

…Tasks @OfficialAPCNg to Come Clean

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has meticulously examined the scandalous inscription of the Header of Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT) on the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) judgement currently in circulation.

The knee-jerk admission by the Tinubu Legal Team that it “scanned and watermarked” its copy of the judgment with the inscription, “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team ‘TPLT’ is self-indicting and lends credence to widespread public insinuation of pre-determined manipulation by the APC.

The rush by the TPLT in admitting that it imprinted on the CTC of the judgment smacks of a desperate attempt to dispel public scrutiny and ward off the possibility of more revelations regarding the issue.

The PDP and indeed majority of Nigerians are not satisfied with the claims by the Tinubu Legal Team. This is especially as further examination and expert analysis show that the documents are not scanned and that the TPLT inscriptions are not watermarks but computer default header which usually originates from an author of a document.

The PDP demands that the Tinubu Legal Team should explains how what obviously is a default header on its computer system should be accepted as a watermark.

The Tinubu Legal Team should also disclose to Nigerians what specific time on Friday, September 8, 2023 they received their CTC; what time specifically was the ‘watermark’ imprinted of the document, the identity of the electronic devise with which the ‘watermark’ was made as well as the PDF used in the said watermarking process for independent analysis.

The PDP demands that the All Progressives Congress (APC) should come clean on the issue especially given its notoriety for manipulations.

Signed:

Hon. Debo Ologunagba

National Publicity Secretary