Again, INEC Express Worry Over Conflicting Court Orders

• These conflicting court orders, the INEC boss warned, pose major challenges for the electoral process…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concerns over the conflicting court orders granted to political parties and their candidates.

Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu raised the concerns at a meeting with political party leaders in Abuja, ahead of the governorship election in Anambra State.

“It appears that in a number of electoral cases in Nigeria today, the settled law is now unsettled and the time-honoured principle of certain decisions doesn’t seem to matter anymore,” Professor Yakubu said.

“The more INEC strives to improve the credibility and transparency of our electoral process, the more obstacles are put in our way through litigation.”

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These conflicting court orders, the INEC boss warned, pose major challenges for the electoral process and are capable of hurting the country’s democracy.

“I’m aware that some of the cases are still court and are therefore subjudice,” Professor Yakubu said.

“I must say that some of the decided cases are making our work difficult and we have been crying out loud for a long time.

“In particular, some pre-election litigations relating to the nomination of candidates for elections were not determined until after the elections.”

This is coming twenty-four hours after the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammed, met with some Chief Judges over the same matter.

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