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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja to grant access to inspect electoral materials used for the February 23 presidential elections.

The request by President Buhari was brought on Thursday through an exparte application by his lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN).

The application, which is hinged on the provisions of Section 151 (1) and (2) of the Electoral Act, is asking the Court of Appeal to compel INEC to allow access to inspect and make copies of the documents and to be certified as true copies by the electoral umpire.

The application followed the similar request by the candidate of the PDP in the election, Atiku Abubakar, to compel INEC to produce the Voters , the Smart Card Reader Machines, Ballot Papers, site back ends, and other sensitive materials for inspection and scanning.

The application was granted on March 6 by the appellate court.


Details later …


https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/presidential-poll-buhari-asks-tribunal-to-grant-access-to-inspect-materials.html

Oh my Nigeria...

its a pity we are in the times the Judiciary, the supposed third arm of Govt of the Nation now deems it fit to take authority from the Executive before discharging it's duties...

How low can we go?... where is the pride in training our babies to become lawyers..

Another institution bites the dust.

I envy lawyers oooo

Well I don't even know what to say

Is it Buhari that will grant access?


How can he be a determinant in his own case? Chai...Atiku God is your strength

Atiku is wasting his time and money,Onnoghen that can assist has been suspended

Esseite:
Oh my Nigeria...

its a pity we are in the times the Judiciary, the supposed third arm of Govt of the Nation now deems it fit to take authority from the executive before discharging it's duties...

How low can we go?... where is the pride in training our babies to become lawyers..

Another institution bites the dust.

Ignorance is a disease

If Court can review what happened in this election

Buhari is out for good

Nice move.... At least for Transparency ....

If you have brain you will clearly know that is only a democratic president that call allow this, but some wailers will still be crying that that the election was rigged,. Let be truth be told was presidential election rigged in your area? For. My area, here in sokoto we solidly voted for buhari.

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What a country

The judiciary needs permission? What a joke

Buhari lacks the power to grant an ex parte order in any court.
The tribunal already granted Atiku the right to inspect electoral materials but refused
to allow forensic scanning which is the best form of fraud detection.

Daily trust should stop employing half-baked journalists that give Buhari god-like power.

Esseite:
Oh my Nigeria...

its a pity we are in the times the Judiciary, the supposed third arm of Govt of the Nation now deems it fit to take authority from the executive before discharging it's duties...

How low can we go?... where is the pride in training our babies to become lawyers..

Another institution bites the dust.

Read well next time. It wasn't a directive from the Presidency.

A gud development...this is so unlike the pmb

it's official! general buhari now controls the judiciary

MajorJeffery:
Read well next time. It wasn't a directive from the Presidency.

The request by President Buhari was brought on Thursday through an exparte application by his lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN).

Yes it was... read well

“I am declining assent to the Bill principally because I am concerned that ing a new electoral bill this far into the electoral process for the 2019 general election which commenced under the 2015 Electoral Act, could create some uncertainty about the applicable legislation to govern the process.

https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-why-buhari-rejected-electoral-amendment-bill/amp

ticoticotico:
Well I don't even know what to say

am with you too

IS BUHARI NOW THE JUDICIAL HEAD ? WONDERS WILL NEVER .............. SMH 4NAIJA

The OP's heading is misleading! The body of the write up says the President is requesting through his lawyers access to inspect election materials. Most people don't bother to read through before making comments.......

Please i dont get it someone explain

Esseite:
Oh my Nigeria...

its a pity we are in the times the Judiciary, the supposed third arm of Govt of the Nation now deems it fit to take authority from the Executive before discharging it's duties...

How low can we go?... where is the pride in training our babies to become lawyers..

Another institution bites the dust.

Buhari hatred has blocked your sight

mfm04622:


Ignorance is a disease

Aren’t you guys tired? Sai

So funny a lot of ppl are reading headlines without reading d content. Buhari is simply doing wht Atiku did by praying d court to grant access.

This is what happen when a bigoted fool try act like he is smart, foolishness all the way.

Chai ! Glaring foolishness that your unborn generation should be ashamed of on public display. I spite n curse the level of absurd foolishness you have attained all because of bigotry n hate.

I spite on your ignorant PDP soul. Tufiaka!

Esseite:
Oh my Nigeria...

its a pity we are in the times the Judiciary, the supposed third arm of Govt of the Nation now deems it fit to take authority from the Executive before discharging it's duties...

How low can we go?... where is the pride in training our babies to become lawyers..

Another institution bites the dust.

Esseite, Buhari asking tribunal access in law means he is applying to the court to allow his lawyers access to inspect, copy, scan the certified copies of the Election results. If you had for example contested under a party say AD, the news flash will read. Esseite, presidential candidate of AD asked tribunal to grant access to inspect election materials....same thing[i][/i]

Wetin concern Buhari on top of the matter