In Case You Missed: Atiku Files Motion To Compel INEC to Release Material For Inspection

True to the words of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, vows to challenge the February 23 Presidential election, has filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection.

divaviva111 learnt that the motion which was ex-parte is dated March 4. Atiku and the PDP, applied for leave of the tribunal to allow them to inspect the Voters Register, the Smart Card Reader Machines, Ballot Papers and other vital documents that were used in the conduct of the presidential election. They equally prayed the tribunal to compel the electoral body to allow their agents to scan and make photocopies of vital documents used in the conduct of the election, for the purpose of establishing alleged irregularities. Verdict 2019: An electoral hesit or a “shellacking”? The Applicants, through their lawyer, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, told the tribunal that the reliefs sought against INEC was for the purpose of filing and maintaining an election petition they intend to lodge against the outcome of the 2019 Presidential Election.