Jethro Ibileke/Benin
The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin, has granted the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate and governor-elect of the State, Godwin Obaseki, permission to inspect all materials used in the conduct of the September 28 governorship election in the state.
The order followed a motion Ex-parte filed on the 12th of October, 2016 and argued by one of the Counsel to Obaseki, Sentos Femi Owootori, Esq.
Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice A. T. Badamasi, who granted the order on Thursday, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to allow the APC and its candidate to inspect the election materials.
It would be recalled that the Tribunal had last Monday granted similar motion to the PDP and its candidate to inspect the materials used for the September 28 governorship election.
It was learnt that the Tribunal will be officially inaugurated after the parties filed their petitions for hearing within 21 days after the election.