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Appeal Court Grants Tinubu’s Request To Inspect INEC Election Materials

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March 08, (THEWILL) – The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the request by Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to inspect election materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during the February 25 presidential election.

Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, approached the PEPC, to seek an order to inspect materials used by lNEC for the presidential poll.

His lawyer, Akintola Makinde (SAN), had said the order would enable him and his party members “obtain evidence in preparation for their defence” against Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, who are challenging his victory.

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The application followed suit filed by the the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, challenging the declaration of Tinubu by INEC, as winner of the presidential election.

Ruling on the motion on Wednesday, a 3-man panel of the court, led by Justice I. Joseph, granted Tinubu’s request to inspect election materials.

“I am satisfied that there is substance in the application to the extent that the applicant is entitled to have access to electoral materials in the custody of INEC”, the court held, adding that his “application is successful and has been granted.”

The judges also granted the same application filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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