Atiku, Obi Seek Court’s Permission To Inspect Electoral Materials

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi have asked the Presidential Election Court (PEC) in Abuja to allow them to inspect materials used for the February 25 election.

Their request is contained in two ex-parte motions they filed at the PEC secretariat at the Court of Appeal, Abuja.

Both motions, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two others as respondents, have been listed for hearing on Friday.

While Atiku filed his own on March 1, Obi’s motion was filed the next day.

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