Tribunal Orders INEC To Allow Ekere, APC Inspect Election Materials

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, on Monday,
ordered INEC to allow the All Progressive Congress (APC)candidate,
Mr Nsima Ekere, to inspect all election materials used during the
March 9 Governorship Election.

The tribunal Chairman, Justice A. M. Yakubu, also gave
permission to the APC to serve Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and
the PDP through substituted means.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), the lead
Counsel to Ekere and the APC, Chief Victor Iyenam, said the party
will proceed immediately to paste the court processes on the PDP
Secretariat located on Four Lane, Uyo.

“What we got was an application for substituted service since
efforts to service Gov. Udom Emmanuel failed.

“So, the court has granted us leave to serve the governor at the
PDP office in Uyo. And then the other application is to inspect
election materials.

“We will get to the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) office to obtain the documents as listed, inspect them and
make photocopies.

NAN reports that the election petition tribunal sitting in Uyo
said it received 34 petitions.

The tribunal said two petitions from the Senatorial election
filed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio of APC against Mr Christopher
Ekpenyong of the PDP from Akwa Ibom North West and Mr Bassey Etim
of APC against Sen. Bassey Akpan of the PDP from Akwa Ibom North
East.

The tribunal also received eight petitions from the House of
Representatives and 23 petitions from the State House of Assembly
elections out of the 26 house of assembly seats.