Court grants Bauchi PDP, NNPP leave to inspect election materials

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The Governorship, National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, sitting in Bauchi, on Saturday, granted leave to Garba Dahiru of the Peoples Democratic Party to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the February 25 NASS election in the state.

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 February 25, 2023,” he said. Meanwhile, the tribunal also granted leave to the New Nigeria Peoples Party 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 Wilfred Kpochi said that the application has merit. He, therefore, granted 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.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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