Ekiti Polls: Tribunal Court grants Segun Oni access to election materials

The Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal has granted the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Segun Oni, who challenged the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, at the just concluded election, access to inspect all election materials used during the process.

The tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, began sitting yesterday, July 26, 2022, with an appeal for the cooperation of all parties in the matter for successful proceedings.

Other members of the Tribunal are Justice Sa’ad Zadawa and Justice Jacob Atsen.

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The tribunal granted the prayers of Oni in a motion ex-parte: “an order of leave to effect the service of the petitioner and other processes in the proceedings on the 1st, 3rd and 5th respondents by substituted means, through the national secretary or any other officer of the All Progressives Congress, APC at No. 40, Blantyre Crescent Wuse 2, Abuja FCT.”

Also, the tribunal granted “an order permitting the applicant or its agents to prosecute its petition to take certified true copies and conduct manual/physical inspection of all electoral materials used in the governorship’s conduct election into the Office of the Governor of Ekiti State held on June 18, 2022, in all the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State.”

The Tribunal Chairman, who read the ruling, said they found merit in the motion ex-parte and ordered INEC to give unhindered access to the petitioner to inspect the electoral materials, including BVAS, all ballot papers, and voters registered, among others.

VANG/S.O