BREAKING: Tinubu Strategizes against Peter Obi, Atiku, Seeks Important Court Order
- Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says he is ready to defend his victory in the just-concluded election in court
- Tinubu took a strategic step as he urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order INEC to grant him access to sensitive materials it used for the 2023 presidential election
- The president-elect, through his lawyer, Akintola Makinde, explained why he needs to access the election materials
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FCT, Abuja - President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant him access to sensitive materials it used for the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu made the request on Tuesday, March 7, through his lawyer, Akintola Makinde, The Punch reported.
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Why I want to access election materials - Tinubu
Tinubu, through the application filed by his lawyer, said he would need to inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral materials to enable him to prepare his defence against petitions that would seek to nullify his election, The Punch reported.
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The president-elect's first ex-parte application was filed on Monday, March 6, with the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as respondents.
In the second application, Tinubu cited the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as respondents, alongside INEC.
“The materials will be relevant in helping us to prepare our defence and also make comparison with the information contained in INEC’s back-end server," Makinde said.
Legit.ng gathers that the appellate court sitting as the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will, on Wednesday, March 8, rule on Tinubu’s application.
Peter Obi, Atiku table crucial requests before court as they seek to unseat Tinubu
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku and Obi asked the Presidential Election Court (PEC) in Abuja to allow them to inspect materials used for the February 25 election.
Their request was contained in two ex-parte motions filed at the PEC secretariat at the Court of Appeal, Abuja.
Both motions, which have the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two others as respondents, are listed for hearing today, Friday, March 3. While Atiku filed his motion on Wednesday, March 1, Obi’s was filed on Thursday, March 2.
Source: Legit.ng
