Sikiru Obarayese
The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured the legal team of the Labour Party (LP) that the commission will provide all requested documents to the party for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Yakubu said all documents at the commission’s headquarters will be given immediately adding he is meeting with state Resident Electoral Commissioners on Monday to discuss how other documents at the state level could also be made available to the party.
INEC has nothing to hide. Documents available at the HQ will be given immediately. We are meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners today and we will discuss how other documents at the state level could also be made available to you speedily.
He said while meeting with the legal team of the Labour Party at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
He said: “INEC has nothing to hide. Documents available at the HQ will be given immediately. We are meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners today and we will discuss how other documents at the state level could also be made available to you speedily.
The Labour Party’s Legal Team was at the INEC HQ to discuss modalities for obtaining the documents.
