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Keyamo Reacts As Court Grants Tinubu Access To Inspect Election Materials

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The Chief Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the ruling on the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.

Recall that the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the just concluded election.

Naija News earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) through his lawyer, Akintola Makinde, said he would need to inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral materials to enable him to prepare his defence against petitions that would seek to nullify his election.

While Tinubu’s first ex-parte application, which was filed on March 6, has the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi as respondents, in the second application, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its own candidate, Atiku Abubakar, were cited as respondents, alongside INEC.

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The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, said it was satisfied there was merit in Tinubu’s request to have access to the electoral materials to enable him to defend his election victory.

It held that both Tinubu and his party, are entitled to have access to the materials in INEC’s possession to enable them to inspect, scan and make photocopies of them.

Reacting to the development in a tweet via his Twitter account on Wednesday night, Keyamo said those who come to equity must come with clean hands.

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He wrote: “Those who come to equity…..👇👇👇

Appeal Court orders INEC to grant Tinubu access to inspect BVAS machines, Others.”

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