EDO ELECTION FALLOUT : ELECTION TRIBUNAL GRANTS PDP ORDER TO INSPECT ELECTION MATERIALS

The leadership of the People’s Democratic
Party in Edo has progressed in its advocacy
against the outcome of the recent
gubernatorial election in the state.
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,
according to The Nation.



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