The Independent Electoral
Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are in a war of wits
with the opposition PDP as the party has now filed a petition before the
Governorship Election Tribunal against the Commission alleging denial to access
elections materials.
The PDP is accusing INEC of
alleged violation of orders of the court, which instructed the commission to
allow them access to electoral materials.
In the petition, PDP accused the
Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kano, Professor Risqua Shehu Arabic of
alleged contempt of court for refusing them access to the elections materials.
The tribunal on 7th of May, 2019
granted PDP access to inspect the electoral materials.
Counsel to PDP, Barrister Bashir
Umar told journalists that upon granting the order, the tribunal urged all
parties involved, including APC, INEC, PDP to draft schedule within which the
inspection of materials begins and completed.
Barrister Bashir regretted that
INEC has slowed down the process of issuance of the electoral material while
failing to meet the 22nd May, 2019 deadline.
” We have written the legal
adviser of INEC, J.B Daudu, SAN to notify the chamber of the deliberate attempt
to deny us the documents and to further draw public attention. The PDP
governorship candidate also paid an unscheduled visit to INEC office in Kano
for on-the-spot assessment, yet the condition did not change.
” That was why we were left with
no option than to file form 48, which queries the disobedience of INEC to obey
orders of tribunal filed on 8th of June, 2019, otherwise, they will be
committed to contempt of court.
” We subsequently filed form 49
after there was no response, for the commission to come before the tribunal to
explain why it will not be punished for violating or refusing to obey orders of
the court,” Bashir explained.
The tribunal has fixed Wednesday
19th June, 2019 for hearing of the PDP application.
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