EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The general election of the Governor of Kogi State held on 11-11-2023. The 1st respondent who was the candidate of the 3rd respondent in that election was declared winner of the election and returned elected as Governor of Kogi State by the 2nd respondent. The 1st appellant was the candidate of the 2nd appellant in that election.
Dissatisfied with the result declared by the 2nd respondent, the appellants decided to challenge it by an election petition in the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal. For the purpose of instituting the election petition and preparatory thereto, the appellants by a motion ex parte filed on 24-11-2023 applied for:
a. "AN ORDER granting leave to the Applicants to bring this application before the Pre-Hearing Session of the Tribunal.
AN ORDER directing the 1st Respondent to permit the Petitioners/ Applicants or their Counsel or Agents or Forensic Experts to examine, scan, copy, photocopy and to obt…