The Supreme Court, on Thursday, approved the request of Rivers State to be joined as a defendant in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, voiding the provisions of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022.
The apex court has also fixed May 26, 2022, to hear the suit.
President Buhari and Malami filed a suit on April 29 before the Supreme Court through a group of private lawyers, including Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), hired by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
The National Assembly is listed as the sole defendant in the suit.
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The plaintiffs are contending among others, that the said section of the Electoral Act 2022 is in conflict with constitutional provisions.
They are contending that section 84(12) of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2022 is inconsistent with the provisions of sections 42, 65, 66, 106, 107, 131, 137, 147, 151, 177, 182, 192 and 196 of the constitution as well Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.
