OGUN ELECTION: ALLIED PEOPLES MOVEMENT SEEKS TRIBUNAL’S ORDER TO INSPECT ELECTORAL COMMISSION’S DOCUMENTS

The All Progressives Congress (APC), and its Governorship Candidate who is the winner of the election, Dapo Abiodun were joined as respondents in the application. It is recalled that, at the poll held March 9 was won by, Abiodun who polled 241,670 votes to defeat his arch-rival Akinlade of APM who had 222,153 votes.

The results as announced by the electoral commission showed that Prince Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 110,422 votes; Buruji Kashamu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 70,290 votes, while Dimeji Bankole of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) recorded 9,666 votes.

Penpushing further reports that, the petitioners in the application submitted that without a formal orders from the Tribunal, the respondents would not avail them the required documents for the purpose of instituting their petition.

The party argued that documents sought to be inspected, “are indispensable for the purpose of instituting and maintaining the said petition”, adding that, “an order directing the 1st Respondent to forthwith grant access to the Petitioners/Applicants and their Solicitors, agents, experts and other staff to inspect, photocopy, scan, pay for and obtain certified copies of all documents used by the 1st Respondent for the conduct of the Ogun State Governorship Election held on 9th of March, 2019, for the purpose of instituting and maintaining Election Petition; the said documents being the ones contained in the schedule attached to the Supporting Affidavit to this application;       

“An order allowing/permitting the Petitioners/Applicants (for the purpose of instituting and maintaining an Election Petition) to inspect, scan, photocopy, pay for and obtain certified copies of the electoral documents contained in the schedule attached to the Application, same being the documents that are in the custody of and were used by the 1st Respondent in the conduct of the Governorship Election that took place in Ogun State on 9th March, 2019.

“An order directing the 1st Respondent to promptly abide by the orders of this court, made in the terms of the Ex parte application.”

Penpushing also reports that,  motion which was filed by petitioners’ Lead Counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), and will be leading other three  Senior Advocates of Nigeria(SANs), Mamman Osuman, Sebastine T. Hon and Ahmed Raji alongside  other twelve lawyers.