2023: Court declines to order INEC to resume voter’s registration

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general election.

The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have the voter’s card for the 2023 polls.

Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the exercise in accordance with Nigerian laws.

READ ALSO: 2023: Atiku meets CAN leaders in Abuja

“The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit,” the judge said.

Anajat Salmat and three others had sued INEC as sole defendant in a suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.

In the originating summons filed before the court, the plaintiffs argued that INEC cannot stop the CVR contrary to the stipulated provisions of the constitution.

They urged the court to order the electoral umpire to resume the exercise in accordance with the law of the country.

The Star