Following what came to light today at the Rivers State governorship Election Petition Tribunal where all seven Defense witnesses of Governor Nyesom Wike complained bitterly of sight challenges and could not read their own statements, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged its governorship candidate, Dr Dakuku Peterside to establish a specialist eye hospital in the state to tackle the menace of visual challenges as soon as he is sworn in to office.

 The APC in a statement signed and issued to the press in Port Harcourt believed that if all seven witnesses from Tai [3], Khana[3] and Andoni[1] LGAs, who testified were tutored by Wike’s legal team to feign blindness in order to escape re-affirming their statements and taking questions from Counsel to the Petitioner on cross examination thereby helping Wike to escape with the stolen mandate of the people, adjudged the strategy to have failed woefully.

 The APC said it is curious that witnesses, some in their 30s all claiming to be serving or retired civil servants who deposed to statements suddenly became blind when asked to read their statements.

 “Some claimed they could not read their personal data information on their PVCs. This was to enable them dodge cross examination by the Lead Counsel to Dr Peterside (Petitioner). Eventually, the judge ruled that witnesses must read documents as may be requested by the Tribunal or counsels.”

 The APC noted that no amount of theatricals and coaching by Wike’s lawyers will save the caretaker governor from being chased away from the government House by the time the tribunal hands down its verdict.