Sokoto state government and five other states in Nigeria, including Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Edo state have dragged the Nigerian government before the Supreme Court over the outgrowth of last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly choices.
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The six state governments under the leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) blamed the conduct, collation and advertisement of the presidential and National Assembly election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC).
They, thus, prompted the Supreme Court to void and abate the protestation of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Revolutionaries Congress( APC) as the chairman- elect.
ThisDay reports that in their forming process marked SC/ CV/354/2023, the six government are asking for an order of the Supreme Court directing a holistic review of all results so far blazoned by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC) which were carried out other than through the manner specified by the vittles of the Electoral Act, 2022, the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of choices, 2022; and the INEC Manual for Election officers.
The suit filed by the Attorneys General of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto States has the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, as sole replier and was brought pursuant to Sections 6( 6)( a), 14( 2)( b), 153( 1)( F) and 232( 1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria( as Amended); 2. Sections 25( 1),( 2) and 3; Sections 60 And 66 Of The Electoral Act, 2022.
The suit filed by the Attorneys General of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto States has the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, as sole replier and was brought pursuant to Sections 6( 6)( a), 14( 2)( b), 153( 1)( F) and 232( 1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria( as Amended); 2. Sections 25( 1),( 2) and 3; Sections 60 And 66 Of The Electoral Act, 2022.
The displeased countries argue therefore “ The collation of the public election results from the 36 States of the Federation, and that of the Federal Capital Territory, for the said 2023 Presidential and National Assembly choices haven’t been carried out in compliance with the obligatory vittles of applicable sections of the Electoral Act, 2022; the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of choices, 2022, made pursuant to the vittles of the Electoral Act, 2022; and the INEC Manual for Election officers, 2023
In the suit reportedly filed on February 28, 2023 by their counsel, Prof Mike Ozekhome( SAN), the countries argued that the agents and officers of the Nigerian government and INEC failed to transmit the collated result as according to the vittles of the Electoral Act, 2022; the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of choices 2022 and the INEC Manual for Election officers taking transmission of the results by the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System( BVAS).
They noted that the action of the INEC was thus in obvious breach of the applicable vittles of the Electoral Act, 2022; the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of choices, 2022; and the INEC Manual for Election officers, 2023.