Ahead of the 2023 General Election, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has decried the increase in court cases challenging the commission, saying the commission is currently facing six hundred cases relating to the conduct of recent primaries and nomination of candidates by political parties for the forthcoming general elections.
The INEC chairman’s alarm came as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, inaugurated members of Election Petition Tribunals, imploring them to shun all forms of temptations and abuse of power while discharging their constitutional duties.
Yakubu added that about two weeks ago, a political party served about 70 court processes on the commission in one day, seeking to compel INEC to accept the nomination or substitution of its candidates after the deadline provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election had elapsed. Some of the cases will go up to the Supreme Court.
Yakubu said the electoral body had studied various judgments on election matters and identified areas that will require improvement to reduce litigations.
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