Election Petition Tribunal
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The Election Petition Tribunal for the September 21 Edo State governorship election has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release all electoral materials used during the poll to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, for inspection.
7 Dec 2023
Secretary to the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike, has said that gunmen carted away petitions of four parties challenging the election victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, in the November 11, 2023 poll, the police report has said
6 Dec 2023
All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has said the alleged attack on the secretary of the Election Petition Tribunal, Mike David, has further exposed the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to its own atrocities against democracy.
18 Oct 2023
• 1,209 out of 1,280 elective offices to be decided by court verdict • Free, fair, credible elections held in only 71 polls, representing 5.55% • 24 out of 28 guber cases for court validation • Umpire earmarked N3 billion to defend decisions in court • Electorates blame INEC, politicians, lawyers for flawed democracy • We…
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