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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court of Nigeria will issue its ruling on the validity or otherwise of the contentious section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 today, on Friday.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on the lawsuit President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, and the Minister of Justice filed against the National Assembly.
The apex Court will announce its decision this morning, according to a notice for the judgment delivery obtained by our source.
Our source noted that Buhari and the National Assembly received the notice on Thursday, inviting them to appear before the court today for their verdict.
The suit is the only one up for resolution today, the source added.
In order to get the Supreme Court to interpret the contentious language in the Electoral Amendment Act 2022, Buhari and Abubakar Malami had launched a lawsuit.
The National Assembly was named as the only defendant in the lawsuit, which was filed on April 29 by plaintiffs Buhari and Malami.
Section 84 (12) has been a subject of intense litigation and political debate in Nigeria since President Buhari signed the amended Electoral Act 2022 into law in February this year.
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Shortly after signing it into law, Buhari had asked the parliament to delete the controversial clause in the Electoral Act, but the National Assembly declined the president’s request.
According to Section 84 (12) of the legislation, “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.
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