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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, has granted leave to President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to access sensitive materials used by INEC for the conduct of the 2023 presidential election.
The three-member panel led by justice Joseph Ikyegh granted Tinubu’s prayers one to four but refused five to six.
Ikyegh held that there was substance in the prayers to enable them grant the prayers.
INEC had declared Tinubu winner of the presidential election after securing majority of votes cast at the poll. Besides, Tinubu met the constitutional benchmark of scoring 25 per cent in two thirds of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory according to INEC.
Abubakar and Obi had alleged that substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 in addition to violence and rigging marred the conduct and outcome of the election.
They therefore, approached the court for a leave of the court to inspect the sensitive materials used for conducting the election.
On Tuesday, Tinubu through his lawyer, Mr Akintola Makinde approached the court seeking for leave of the court to allow them inspect and obtain election materials for his defence.
