OGUN TRIBUNAL GRANTS LABOUR PARTY ACCESS TO ELECTION DOCUMENTS

However, the factions through the petitions are challenging the unlawful exclusion of party and its logo from the ballot during the Governorship poll, praying the court for the nullification of the election.

 The tribunal in its ruling read by Justice D.A Oyigbenu, held that the first petition failed to meet up the requirement for its filing within specified 21 days, due to non-completion of security for cost, and also declared that the dismissed petition constituted abuse of process since the third petition had been perfected within the required time frame.

The counsel of the Governorship candidate’s, Hassan Balogun moved a motion ex parte, seeking orders of the tribunal to mandate the INEC to grant access to the petitioners, their agents and experts to inspect and obtain the certified true copies of materials and documents used for the conduct of the election.

The Counsel argued that the inspection, becomes necessary in order to prosecute the petition already filed before the tribunal

The Tribunal ruled on abuse of process between Olaposi’s faction’s petition and the other petition EPT/OG/GOV/03/2019, filed by Abayomi Arabambi as the Chairman of LP and the governorship candidate, Mrs Modupe Sanyaolu.

Penpushing further reports that, Justice M L Omar,in the ruling granted the orders as prayed.