BREAKING: Resume Voters Registration - Court Orders INEC, Gives Deadline
Faith Ukanwa
Nov 22, 2022
BREAKING: Resume Voters Registration - Court Orders INEC, Gives Deadline
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.
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Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians were not deprived the opportunity to have their voter card for the forthcoming poll.
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Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the exercise in accordance with the Nigerian laws.
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"The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit,ÔÇØ the judge declared.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Anajat Salmat and three others had sued INEC as sole defendant in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.
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In the originating summons filed before the court, the plaintiffs argued that INEC cannot stop the CVR contrary to the stipulated provisions of the constitution.
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They urged the court to order the electoral umpire to resume the exercise in accordance with the law of the country.
(NAN)
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