Nigeria: Atiku Secures First Victory At Appeal Court As Judges Order INEC to Release Election Materials

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in conducting the 2019 presidential election.

This, according to the court, is in pursuant to section 151(1 &2) of the Electoral Act as amended in 2010 which states that:

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