JUST IN!!! Anambra Election Might Not Hold - INEC


The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned that Anambra Governorship Election might not hold because of multiplicity of Court Orders,Igbere TV reports.

The commission observed that some of the Orders have “the tendency of eroding the powers of the Commission and compromising its independence, powers and timelines for the conduct of the upcoming election”.


The Commission also noted it is becoming increasingly difficult to obey Court Orders and judgements that are the latest in time or the first in time as some political parties and candidates have perfected the art of shopping for the first in time or the latest in time.

It insisted the planning and preparation for election require certainty and adherence to timelines.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, raised the concern at the implementation meeting of the voter education and publicity department.

According to him: “The Commission has variously and consistently complained at the frequency and consistency with which courts of coordinate jurisdiction from different jurisdictions all over Nigeria assumed jurisdiction and delivered judgements and issued orders with far-reaching implications on the conduct of the Anambra State Governorship election.

“Some of the Orders have the tendency of eroding the powers of the Commission and compromising its independence, powers and timelines for the conduct of the upcoming election”.

He added” “In our Regulations and Guidelines for the conduct of Elections as well as the Timetable and Schedule of Activities, the Commission issues access code to the National Chairman of Political Parties with which they upload the Personal Particulars and List of their candidates electronically.

“This obviated the demonstrations, fights and violence normally witnessed in the premises of the Commission by different factions of political parties and the National and State branches of political parties.

“Unfortunately, some of the judgements and Orders were given especially on the primary elections in Anambra State have bypassed our portal and sought to restore the manual submission of the List and Personal Particulars of candidates.

“It is also becoming increasingly difficult for the Commission to obey Court Orders and judgements that are the latest in time or the first in time as some of the Political Parties and the candidates have perfected the art of shopping for the first in time or the latest in time. The planning and preparation for election require certainty and adherence to timelines.



“The leadership of the Bar Association and the Leadership of the Judiciary must wade into this descent to forum shopping and the multiplicity of Orders and judgements from courts of coordinate jurisdiction. This is urgent, it is imperative and cannot be carried over to the 2023 general election”.

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Inukwa...

I suggest a military administrator from Kebbi or Niger state.

Must have Abubakar or Garba in his name.

They can't even do party primaries and select candidates in peace.. biafra of court cases and multiple judgements.

INEC should suspend the election indefinitely and not waste Nigerian tax payers money on what will later turn out inconclusive or cancelled.

Noted

Na so their things dey be.

Now the Appeal Court has ruled that the useless Umeoji and all his co-travellers are meddlesome interlopers, and reprimanded the useless crooked High Court judges that enabled their malfeasance....they still don’t wanna give up! They’re now looking at the possibility of not holding the election altogether just to try and keep Prof Soludo from winning!

Can't they settle all this litigations out of court?

Monogamy:


Can't they settle all this litigations out of court?

THIS IS STRICTLY IGBO BUSINESS, GO AND SOLVE YOUR OWN FULANI HERDSMEN PROBLEM

ANAMBRA EEEH

This is a prelude of what to expect in 2023. Nigerian politicians are very funny creatures.

Buhari should appoint a Sole Administrator immediately the time lag for election is expired..

Na never see something. Supreme Court will eventually give them administrator.

De should install APC supreme Governor Andy Ubah
We need Supreme Court Governor in Anambra
4 + 4 = 2023, PMB Sai Baba = Next Level

Politicians will always find a way to frustrate election by using Court abracadabra for their selfish interest. I don't know when this nonsense will stop, it seems we are still yet not matured for democracy. This is practically nonsense, Court order here and there just for selfish reasons.

Uncertainty everywhere

We are still learning this democracy thing sha!

But I’m sure with time these foolishness will be surmounted.

Politicians now see the courts as the shortest route to power.

They now “shop” for judgments. And judges are willingly selling it. Very soon judgments will be listed on Amazon to be sold to the highest bidder.

With said, INEC should stamp its foot on the ground too and assert its independence by learning to disregard some of these frivolous judgments.

Politicians keep procuring them because they know INEC will obey.

Story. Are there no other parties with candidates? Anybody that wants to be going to court should be going to court. Elections are at polling units not in the courts.