The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted the application of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to be allowed to inspect materials used to conduct the Saturday, February 25, 2023 presidential election.

A three-member panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh granted the appeal by Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the election.

Meanwhile, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the election, Mr. Peter Obi, has stormed the court to observe the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) case involved his party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The court is set to deliver a ruling on the application by INEC to be allowed to reconfigure BVAS it used for the presidential election.

The three-member panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh will also deliver a ruling on the application filed by LP and Obi, to be allowed to conduct a physical inspection of all the BVAS that was used for the poll.

Obi in a series of tweets announced his arrival in court and how he had to cancel a crucial gubernatorial campaign tour to be physically present in court. Below are some of the tweets:

“I have arrived at the Appeal Court in Abuja. The place of the Nigerian Judiciary as a revered national institution remain important. We believe in due process. – PO”.

“I am supposed to commence our whistle-stop campaign for our various Labour Party Governorship and State Assembly Candidates today. Initially, my trip was to take me to Nasarawa, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Plateau, Borno, etc. – PO”

“However, following INEC's refusal to allow our party to inspect the materials (including BVAS) from the 25th February presidential elections, I am personally heading to the Court today with our lawyers. – PO”

“As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the OBIdients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour in Lagos, Chijoke Edeoga in Enugu, Patrick Dakum in Plateau, Alex Otti in Abia, Ken Pela in Delta, Ibrahim Mshelia in Borno, to name just a few. It is also imperative that Obidients vote for candidates with Competence, Character, Capacity, and Compassion. I remain committed and will give more attention to our mission of retrieving our mandate. A new Nigeria is possible! –PO”