Politics
INEC Reinstates Commitment To Conduct Credible Polls Says, Eleventh Hour Judgments Won’t Affect Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reinstated its commitment to conducting a credible poll in Bayelsa and Kogi State.
INEC also stressed that the eleventh hour court judgments would not affect the November 16 governorship elections in the states.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja the Kogi state capital.
He said “I would like to assure the people of Kogi State that our preparations will not be affected by the judgement delivered five days ago in which a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the Commission to include a political party on the ballot.
“Although the judgement is at variance with the decision of another Federal High Court in Abuja delivered 10 days earlier which affirmed the propriety of the Commission’s action in a similar case by another political party, INEC has a consistent record of obeying court orders. However, we will consider legitimate steps to address the conflicting judgements by courts of coordinate jurisdiction in the interest of our electoral jurisprudence.
“Furthermore, with four days to the Governorship elections, two more cases challenging the decision of the Commission on the validity of candidates’ nominations have been reserved for judgement in Bayelsa and Kogi states. In addition, there are 12 cases of intra-party disputes filed by aspirants from different political parties challenging the conduct of their own primaries and nomination of candidates, some of which have been reserved for judgement in the next few days.
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“I must admit that the plethora of court cases and conflicting judgements delivered on the eve of elections in Nigeria are stressful to the Commission and costly to the nation. However, I wish to reassure the people of Bayelsa and Kogi states that learning from experience, the Commission has taken steps to ensure that the elections on Saturday in the two states are not affected by any Eleventh hour judgement.”
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