Kogi gov'ship: Supreme Court takes action on SDP’s candidate Ajaka’s request to inspect BVAS

  • Murtala Ajaka has been permitted to inspect the materials used in the Kogi state governorship election held in November 2023
  • The Apex court upheld Ajaka’s request and declared null and void the appeal court’s earlier request
  • Justice Emmanuel Agim, ruled in favour of Ajaka; in the lead judgment read, he held that the order of the Kogi governorship election tribunal was within the scope of section 146 of the electoral Act

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

On Thursday, March 14, the Supreme Court upheld the request by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Kogi state, Murtala Ajaka, to inspect materials used for the Saturday, November 11, 2023 governorship election.