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• Deputy gov-elect, APC youth maintain watch at INEC workplace

The Election Petition Tribunal for the September 21 Edo State governorship election has ordered the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to launch all electoral supplies used throughout the ballot to the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, for inspection. That is because the deputy governor-elect, Dennis Idahosa, and a few youth stored watch at INEC headquarters in Benin Metropolis.

Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Wilfred Kpochi, granted the order in an ex parte movement filed by Ighodalo and the celebration. The movement, with swimsuit quantity EPT/ED/GOV/01M/2024 and dated September 27, 2024, was filed by Rotimi Ogunseso (SAN) with Seun Olusuyi, counsel to the candidates.

Within the petition sworn to by Osasere Adagbonyin, all of the petitioners’ prayers had been granted by the tribunal.

The Licensed True Copy (CTC) of the order signed by the secretary of the tribunal, Muazu Bagudu, ordered INEC to supply and make obtainable to the candidates all of the supplies used for the election earlier than the pre-hearing session.

The paperwork listed by the candidates are all Types EC8A, EC8B, EC8C, EC8D, EC8E, EC25B, and EC25B(i) used on the election. Others are all Types EC40A, EC40C, EC40G and EC40G(i) used for the ballot.

The courtroom additionally ordered INEC to make all of the polling unit outcomes, Types EC8A uploaded to its INEC Outcome Viewing (IReV) portal from the polling models, and the checklist of accredited brokers of all of the political events that participated within the gubernatorial election.

Nonetheless, Idahosa led some youths, who had been carrying the celebration’s flag and chanting APC!, marched via the streets, accusing Governor Godwin Obaseki of plotting to invade the INEC workplace.

“We’re right here on the INEC premises at this time as a result of, as of yesterday, we heard from a dependable supply that the governor had mobilised to return and invade the INEC premises. Whereas we’re right here as involved Edo youths, we’d not enable that to occur. That’s the reason we’re right here to make sure stability, legislation and order on this place,” one of many youths stated.

Safety operatives had been additionally seen across the INEC premises in Benin Metropolis. However Obaseki’s camp is but to touch upon the claims.

The event got here after the Edo governorship election, by which the APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo, was declared winner by INEC.

Feeling strongly in regards to the outcome, the PDP alleged that the polls had been marred by irregularities and vowed to problem Okpebholo’s declaration because the winner.