The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the commission will comply with the court order to extend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration to June 30.
The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the assurance at a briefing ahead of the Youth Vote Count Mega Music Concert on Saturday, said the commission has a history of complying with court orders.The INEC chairman, who was represented by his Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekamni.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had issued an order stopping INEC from ending the ongoing voters’ registration exercise.
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon in the court’s ruling granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion ex-parte by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
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