The Supreme Court on Friday condemned what
it described as recent partisan roles played by
the Independent National Electoral Commission
in election petition cases.
A seven-man bench of the apex court led by
the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud
Mohammed, made this observation while giving
reasons for its earlier judgment affirming the
election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia
State.
The Supreme Court had upheld the three
separate appeals by Ikpeazu, his party, the
Peoples Democratic Party; and INEC, in its
judgments delivered on February 3, 2016, and
fixed today to give the reasons for its decision.
The three appellants were all challenging the
judgment of the Owerri Division of the Court of
Appeal delivered on December 31, 2015, which
removed Ikpeazu as governor and declared the
All Progressive Grand Alliance’s governorship
candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, as the rightful winner of
the April 11, 2015 poll.
Justice Suleiman Galadima, who read the apex
court’s lead judgments in the three separate
appeals, upturned the verdict of the Court of
Appeal, but took a swipe at INEC while
considering the commission’s appeal.
He noted, “My lords, permit me to make this
comment in the light of the recent events in
respect of the stance of the appellant, the
Independent National Electoral Commission.
“In election petition, INEC, readily takes over the
case of a party who lost at the court below to
prosecute the appeal.
“This appeal is one such example. Is INEC not
expected to be neutral and discharge its duties
statutory responsibilities in all electoral matters?
“Why does it cry hoarse more than the
bereaved?
“Based on the notice of appeal, INEC should
refrain from doing this as it is capable of
impugning its integrity and impartiality.” www.punchng.com/election-petitions-supreme-court-criticises-inec-partisan-role/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Who's paying INEC staff salary? Isn't not the fg so why wouldn't they be partial

Okay alright.

asuustrike2009:
Who's paying INEC staff salary? Isn't not the fg so why wouldn't they be partial

guess you don't know what the justice was referring to. the case in question is rivers and abia, inec appealed the 2 rulings from the tribunal and appeal court which was against the pdp then.
the justice was only making a subtle reference to avoid nonsense talk from all the political parties involved in the case (pdp, apc and apga)

asuustrike2009:
Who's paying INEC staff salary? Isn't not the fg so why wouldn't they be partiatl

i wept for you.If Jonathan took the same line.I don't think Buhari will be elected.

dechriscool:
i wept for you.If Jonathan took the same line.I don't think Buhari will be elected.

It had being like that from begining just that GEJ saw what was coming ahead before conceding defeat.