Ogun Election: Akinlade, APM seek tribunal’s order to inspect INEC’s documents
The Ogun State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement and its governorship candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, on Tuesday asked the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to order the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant them access to the documents used for the March 9 election in the state.
The All Progressives Congress and its candidate who is the winner of the election, Dapo Abiodun, were joined as respondents in the application.Gboyega Isiaka of the African Democratic Congress polled 110,422 votes; Buruji Kashamu of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 70,290 votes, while Dimeji Bankole of the Action Democratic Party recorded 9,666 votes.
The APM argued that documents “are indispensable for the purpose of instituting and maintaining the said petition.” “An order allowing/permitting the Petitioners/Applicants 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.
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