#Elections2019: President Buhari petitions election tribunal

President Muhammadu Buhari has filed a motion at the Presidential Election Tribunal sitting at the Appeal Court in Abuja, asking the Tribunal to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to o grant access to cross-check electoral materials used for the February 23 presidential election.

This motion was put forward on Thursday through an expert application by his lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun.

This application is similar to that of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party during the February 23, 2019, election, who also requested that INEC is compelled to release election materials for analysis. Atiku,s application was granted on the 6th of March.