Six States Requested Supreme Court docket to Revoke the Presidential Election

Six states of the Federation have dragged the Federal Authorities earlier than the Supreme Court docket searching for cancellation of the final concluded Presidential and Nationwide election which was held on Saturday 25, 2023.

The six states who filed the go well with over the conduct, collation, and announcement are Adamwawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto.

The go well with was filed pursuant to part 6 (6)14(3)153(2) and 252 of the 1999 Structure and inherent jurisdiction of the Apex Court docket. The states need the apex courtroom to declare the pronouncement of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as winner of the February 25 presidential election and president-elect be voided by the courtroom.

They’re asking the Supreme Court docket to invoke related provisions of the legislation to annul the election results based mostly on alleged irregularities and malpractices.

In accordance with the go well with filed by their legal professional common, they’re searching for a declaration that your complete outcomes of the simply concluded presidential election as introduced by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) Chairman on the Nationwide Collation Centre, Abuja, in flagrant violation of the provisions of Sections 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) & (b); 70; and, 148 of the Electoral Act, 2022, governing the 2023 nationwide common elections, notably paragraphs 38 of the INEC Laws and Tips for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and a pair of.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officers, 2023, for the conduct of the Presidential Election, had been invalid, null and void, and of no impact by any means”.

In addition they filed for a declaration the electoral course of was essentially flawed by the non-uploading of the outcomes of every of the 176,974 polling items nationwide and weren’t in accordance with the provisions of Sections 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) & (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act, 2022, governing the 2023 nationwide common elections, notably paragraphs 38 of the INEC Laws and Tips for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and a pair of.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officers, 2023, for the conduct of the presidential election.

As well as, they search a declaration that the failure of the Federal Authorities together with the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee to electronically transmit or switch polling unit leads to kind EC8A utilizing BVAS by importing scanned Copy of the stated Unit Outcome to the INEC Outcome Viewing Portal (IReV) after the counting and announcement of the Polling Models outcomes on twenty fifth of February, 2023.

 In collusion, violates the supply of Sections 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) & (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act, 2022, governing the 2023 nationwide common elections, notably paragraphs 38 of the INEC laws and tips for the conduct of elections, 2022; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and a pair of.9.1 of the INEC Handbook for Election Officers, 2023, for the conduct of the presidential election.

They’re additionally searching for an order of the apex courtroom directing a complete evaluate of all outcomes thus far introduced by the Federal Authorities of Nigeria by INEC which had been carried out aside from by the style prescribed by the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, the INEC Laws and Tips for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and the INEC Handbook for Election Officers. And for such additional orders because the courtroom could deem match to make within the circumstance.

The plaintiffs additionally introduced an utility praying the apex courtroom for an order directing a departure from the foundations of the apex courtroom within the curiosity of justice by directing for accelerated listening to of the substantive go well with.

Moreover, the plaintiffs additionally filed one other utility searching for for an order for abridging time for events to file and serve responses for and in opposition to the go well with. Until now, no date has been mounted for listening to.

The go well with filed by the Attorneys Basic of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto States has the Lawyer Basic of the Federation as sole respondent and was introduced pursuant to Sections 6 (6) (a), 14 (2) (b), 153 (1) (F) and 232 (1) of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended); 2. Sections 25 (1), (2) and three; Sections 60 And 66 Of The Electoral Act, 2022.

They established their case on the grounds that, the collation of the nationwide election outcomes from the 36 States of the Federation, and that of the Federal Capital Territory, for the stated 2023 Presidential and Nationwide Meeting elections was not carried out in compliance with the necessary provisions of related sections of the Electoral Act, 2022; the INEC laws and tips for the conduct of Elections, 2022, made pursuant to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; and the INEC Handbook for Election Officers, 2023.”