Ogun: Tribunal grants NNPP’s request to inspect BVAS, other election materials

The elections petition tribunal sitting in Ogun State has granted the request of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to inspect the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other sensitive materials used for 2023 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in the state.

The request was granted following a petition written by the NNPP and its gubernatorial candidate in the state, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, over the omission of the party’s name on the ballot papers used for the election.

Our correspondent recalls that NNPP was omitted on the ballot papers during the elections held on 18th March across the state.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of the gubernatorial election.

The party described the omission as a plot to disenfranchise its members, loyalists, supporters and the masses from voting during the elections.

The party, in its argument, alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which conducted the elections, did not print the party’s name on the governorship ballot papers, as prescribed by the Electoral Act.

The party asked the tribunal to allow it to make photocopies, scan and record all sensitive materials used by INEC.

The tribunal granted all the prayers of the party in the motion ex-parte filed on Friday at the Isabo court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital