Edo
State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City has granted an
order for the People’s Democratic Party and its candidate, Pastor Osagie
Ize-Iyamu to inspect all the electoral materials used by the
Independence National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the
September 28 Edo State governorship election.
Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressive
Congress was declared winner of the election after he polled over 319,
483 votes to defeat Pastor Ize-Iyamu who polled 253,173 votes.
The order by the tribunal followed an ex-parte motion filed by Counsel to the PDP and Pastor Ize-Iyamu, Barr. Kingsley Obamogie
Barr. Obamogie said the motion was in
compliance with section 151 of the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended which
he relied on to pray the court to grant them the order to inspect the
INEC materials.
Chairman of the tribunal, Hon. Justice .A. Badamasi granted the order after listening the argument of Obamogie.
Other members of the tribunal are Justices E.A. Ade Sodun, and Hon. Khadi Adamu Usman who are to serve as members.
Obamogie said, “In compliance with the
section 151 of the Electoral Act of 2010 as amended, we have approached
and pray the court to grant us the permission to inspect all the
Electoral, materials used by INEC in the just concluded Edo State
Governorship Election”.
An official of the tribunal would only
be inaugurated only when petitions have been filed by aggrieved parties
and their candidates that participated in the governorship election.
He noted that aggrieved parties have 21 days within which to file petitions.
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