Following the announcement of the winner of last Saturdays presidential election, the presidential candidates who lost in the election have approached the Court seeking inspection of elections materials.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, have asked the Presidential Election Court, PEC in Abuja to allow them to inspect election materials used in the February 25 elections.
Their request is contained in two ex-parte applications filed at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Nigeria’s Capital.
Both applications, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two others as respondents, have been listed for hearing on Friday.
The PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar filed his own on March 1, while Mr Obi of the Labour Party filed the following day.
Counsel to Atiku Abubakar Mr. Adedamola Faloku prayed the Court to grant the Exparte application brought before it pursuant to Section 146 (1) of the Electoral Act and under the inherent jurisdiction of the Court as referenced by Section 6 (6) A & B of the 1999 Constitution.
He also informed the Court that a schedule of the documents to interrogate the respondent (INEC) was also contained in the application.
Counsel to the applicant adopted all the averments contained in the affidavit and urged the Court to grant the application.
The presiding Justice, Justice Joseph Ikyegh, Granted the application of the applicant.
Also, the Court heard the Exparte application brought before it by the Presidential candidates of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi urging the Court to grant the application for hearing.
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