• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
  • Login
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
Advertisement
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

General Elections: Six Nigerians drag INEC chairman, national commissioners, polling officers, IGP to court

Ada Okafor by Ada Okafor
March 29, 2023
in Politics
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Six aggrieved Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, its chairman, all INEC national commissioners; 177,606 polling officers, and Usman Alkali, Inspector General of Police, over the conduct of the just concluded controversial general election.

The suit,  which was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on March 25, was filed by Prof. Haruna Dabin, Joseph Enan, Joseph Inya Agha, Afeez Adeola Adeyeye, Lawrence Agi Oloko and Kuyembo Danjuma.

In the suit, the group demands that the defendants, “within 30 days of the service of this summons, inclusive of the day of such service, cause an appearance to be entered for them to this summons which is issued upon the application of the Applicants: Prof. Haruna Dabin & Ors.”

The group, like several other Nigerians and foreign observers at the 2023 general elections, questions INEC’s deliberate refusal to follow the electoral laws and its own set guideline for the election.

Recall that prior to the elections, Prof. Yakubu, on various indigenous and international platforms, repeatedly assured and reassured Nigerians and the international community that the 2022 electoral act (amended) will be strictly adhered to, adding that there will be real-time transmission of results from polling unit to its IReVportal and the Bimodal Verification and Accreditation System, BVAS, for accreditation would be used to eliminate over voting and ensure transparency and credible election. 

INEC also assured that all complaints from polling agents of parties will be reviewed and addressed before calling the results.

However, all the promises were breached as INEC vehemently refused to obey this guideline despite various calls from political parties’ watchdogs. 

The INEC chairman announced the result by 4 am early morning March 1 and advised the aggrieved party to go to court.

Many Nigerians with the exception of the winners were so disappointed that the mood of the nation which has been downcast was made worse by the violent March 18 governorship and State Assembly election which witnessed marked irregularities with connivance between the ruling party and compromised INEC officials, who dashed the hopes of voters who were disenfranchised while some were injured and many were shot dead in the fracas of an election that took place.

This suit has joined many other suits which have been filed against the process of the election which many have described as shambolic. 

Previous Post

FG okays N24.2bn for free internet at airports, varsities

Next Post

Tinubu To Nigerians: ‘I will not fail you’

Next Post

Tinubu To Nigerians: ‘I will not fail you’

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

https://youtu.be/FHyJ1Wr0FAk?si=0WVYI_2OR4OrIrQ4
https://youtu.be/gbE3azm_Io0?si=GdE3Mqelo1ujTNla
How PDP govs, BoT resolved impasse
Cover

How PDP govs, BoT resolved impasse

by Our Reporters
July 1, 2025
0

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeared to ease on Monday after leaders at the party’s 100th National...

Read moreDetails
I will be on the ballot in 2027, says Obi

I will be on the ballot in 2027, says Obi

June 30, 2025
SDP warns against dealing with suspended Chairman, Auditor, Youth Leader

SDP warns against dealing with suspended Chairman, Auditor, Youth Leader

June 30, 2025
Suspected herdsmen, military exchange gunfire near Benue IDP camp 

Suspected herdsmen, military exchange gunfire near Benue IDP camp 

June 30, 2025
Court orders 54 banks to return N9.3bn stolen from customers accounts

Go to the first-class hospital you commissioned in Kogi, EFCC prosecutor tell Yahaya Bello 

June 30, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepage

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng