Six states in the federation have dragged the federal government to the Supreme Court for the conduct, collation and announcement of presidential and legislative elections on February 25, 2023. The states, which include Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto, are asking the Supreme Court to declare the pronouncement of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress candidate, as winner of the February 25 presidential election null and void. The aggrieved States argued that the package of presidential election results announced by the INEC Chairman at the National Collation Center in Abuja is in clear violation of the provisions of the Election Law.According to court documents, the states are seeking a declaration that the non-uploading of the results of each of the 176,974 voting units nationwide, with respect to the presidential election and the National Assembly elections, n did not comply with the provisions of the electoral law. . Part of their demands include; A statement that the entire presidential election results of February 25, 2023 were announced by the INEC Chairman at the National Collation Center in Abuja, in flagrant violation of the provisions of Articles 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) and (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act 2022, governing the 2023 National General Elections, in particular paragraph 38 of the INEC Rules and Guidelines for the Conduct of the 2022 Elections; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and 2.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officials, 2023, for the conduct of the presidential election, were invalid, null and void and of no effect. A statement that the electoral process fundamentally flawed by the failure to upload the results from each of the 176,974 polling stations nationwide, with respect to the presidential election and National Assembly elections held on Saturday February 25, 2023, did not comply with the provisions of Articles 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) and (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act 2022, governing the 2023 National General Elections, in particular paragraph 38 of the INEC Rules and Guidelines for the Conduct of the 2022 Elections; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and 2.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officials, 2023, for the conduct of the presidential election. In addition, they solicit; A statement that the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit or transfer the results of the voting unit in Form EC8A using BVAS by uploading a scanned copy of said result from unity on the portal for viewing the results of the Independent National Electoral Commission (IReV) after the counting and proclamation of the results of the polling stations on February 25, 2023 in collusion, violates the provision of Articles 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) and (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act 2022, governing the 2023 National General Elections, in particular paragraph 38 of the INEC Rules and Guidelines for the Conduct of the 2022 Elections; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and 2.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officials, 2023, for the conduct of the presidential election. that have been conducted otherwise than as prescribed by the provisions of the Elections Act 2022, the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of the Elections 2022; and the INEC Handbook for Election Officials. And for such other orders as the Honorable Court may see fit to make in the circumstances. expedited hearing of the prosecution on the merits. In addition, plaintiffs have also filed another application seeking an order to abridge the time for parties to file and serve responses for and against the lawsuit. No date has been set for the hearing. Recall that on Wednesday March 1, the INEC declared Tinubu the winner of the election. The electorate also issued Tinubu with the return certificate. The post Six states go to the Supreme Court for the 2023 presidential elections and demand its annulment appeared first on Linda Ikeji’s Blog.
Six states in the federation have dragged the federal government to the Supreme Court for the conduct, collation and announcement of presidential and legislative elections on February 25, 2023. The states, which include Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto, are asking the Supreme Court to declare the pronouncement of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress candidate, as winner of the February 25 presidential election null and void. The aggrieved States argued that the package of presidential election results announced by the INEC Chairman at the National Collation Center in Abuja is in clear violation of the provisions of the Election Law.
