Following the conduct of the general election, the tribunal for the National Assembly sitting in Bauchi, has granted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leave to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
A three-member panel, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, gave the order in Bauchi, following an ex-parte application filed by the PDP senatorial candidate for Bauchi South Senatorial District.
Kpochi said that the application had merit and was granted accordingly. He, therefore, ordered INEC to make available all the election materials used for the conduct of the Bauchi South Senatorial District election to the applicant, his agents and counsel.
“The petitioners are to take certified copies and conduct manual and physical inspection of all the electoral materials used in the conduct of the Bauchi South Senatorial District election held on the 25th February, 2023,” he said.
Meanwhile, the tribunal also granted leave to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, Mijinyawa Mohammed, to access election materials deployed by INEC for the Bauchi North Senatorial District election.
The petitioner, through his Counsel, Yaldami Gambo, said the order would enable him and his party to inspect all the election materials used by the electoral umpire in preparing their petition.
While granting the order, Justice Kpochi said that the application has merit.
He, therefore, granted a leave to the petitioner and his counsel to approach INEC and take certified copies of the election materials used in the Feb. 25 Bauchi North Senatorial District election.
