Anambra Electrion Tribunal Orders INEC to Give APC All Access


The battle for the governorship of Anambra State has shifted to the
court. The State Election Tribunal presided over by Justice J.K.
Kaigama has given an order directing the Independent National
Electoral Commission to allow the All Progressive Congress, APC,
access to all documents used for the conduct of the "fraudulent"
November 16th, 17th and 30th, 2013, governorship election.
The documents, according to the order of the court, include the voter
registers used, the elections result sheets, Form EC 17-Oath of
neutrality by all staff, used and unused ballot papers.
Also to the released to the party are list of all ad-hoc and permanent
staff used for the elections, staff payment vouchers for the settlement
of allowances of all the ad-hoc staff.
To is to allow for inspection, copying and to enable APC fight its case
properly. The judge ordered INEC to do so urgently to enable APC, the
petitioner move expeditiously.
APC had approached the court for with a motion for the order on the
basis of the attached draft, which the court granted as prayed.