Presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have been granted permission to inspect the materials used for the last presidential polls.
An appellate court sitting in Abuja granted the defeated presidential hopefuls the permission yesterday.
A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh on Friday granted the request compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant access to the sensitive election materials now in its custody, according to Daily Trust.
The panel also granted the request by Obi to bring the application outside or before the pre-hearing session, the medium added.
The ex parte application by Obi’s counsel, Alex Ejesieme (SAN) has six principal reliefs.
Also, Atiku’s lawyer, Adedamola Faloku, sought seven prayers from the tribunal.
Respondent in the case are INEC, Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The applications were predicated on Section 146 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, Paragraph 47 (1, 2 &3) of the First Schedule of the Electoral Act of 2022, as well as under the inherent jurisdiction of the Court as referenced by Section 6 (6) A & B of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
Both Obi and Atiku have vowed to challenge the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, their All Progressives Congress (APC) rival. Meanwhile, Tinubu also vowed that he’s ready for the legal battle.
