The Supreme Court, has granted the candidate of Social Democratic Party, Murtala Ajaka’s request to inspect materials that were used for the conduct of the last governorship election in Kogi State.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a five-member panel of Justices today, March 14, upheld an earlier order of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to grant the SDP candidate access to the electoral materials.
Despite the Court of Appeal’s reversal of the tribunal’s order, the Supreme Court sided with Ajaka, affirming that the trial court’s decision complied with electoral law.
