Aernan Lubem
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has raised an alarm that the commission is currently facing 600 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, CJN, 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, who lauded the judiciary over reduction in the spate of conflicting judgements and the number of elections that had been nullified in recent times, said only two weeks ago, one political party served about 70 court processes on the commission in one day, seeking to compel the commission to accept the nomination or substitution of its candidates long after the deadline provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election had elapsed.
Yakubu said the electoral body had studied various judgements on election matters and identified areas that would require improvement to reduce litigations.
