Tribunal Grants Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, Access To Kogi Election Materials
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has granted counsels to the first applicant in the case of the governorship election petition, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the leave of the Court to allow access to materials and all documents used in the conduct of November 11 gubernatorial election.
Justice Yusuf Ado Birnin-Kudu gave the order today, compelling the first respondent in the petition, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to comply within 24hours.
The order followed an application filled by a counsel to the plaintiff, who expressed his inability to access the documents, mainly 42 items, to proceed with his case.
According to the complaint, all efforts to access the documents at INEC offices in Abuja and Lokoja had earlier proved abortive.
