Conflicting Judgement: INEC Stays Action On Defection Of Ebonyi Gov, Deputy, 16 Lawmakers
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the light of the conflicting judgments and orders served on it from Courts of coordinate jurisdiction, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to stay action on the cases involving defection of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of Ebonyi State and sixteen members of the State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) .
A statement dated Thursday 24th March 2022, signed by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq sighted by NewsRangers explained that the Commission met on Thursday 17th March 2022 on the matter and decided to defer its deliberation on the Ebonyi cases and stepped down the listed Memorandum to enable its Legal Services and Clearance Committee to study the new processes served on it in the light of the previously served ones and advise the Commission comprehensively.
“Since then, the Commission has been served yet more Court Processes on the same matter, bringing the total to twelve. The Commission deliberated extensively on these cases and decided to further suspend action on the defection of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of Ebonyi State and sixteen members of the State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the light of the conflicting judgements and orders served on it from Courts of coordinate jurisdiction.
“The Commission also considers it prudent to stay action on the conflicting judgement and orders being aware of the pendency of Appeals and Motions for Stay of Execution of some of the judgement before various divisions of the Court of Appeal,” the statement read.
Furthermore, the Commission said it would on Friday 25th March 2022 publish in its State and Local Government Offices in Osun State the list and personal particulars of the candidates that Political Parties propose to sponsor at the election, adding that these must be aspirants who emerged from valid primaries in line with Section 29 of the Electoral Act 2022.
“The Commission will publish the list and personal particulars of the candidates of 15 out of the 18 parties that conducted primaries. The nominations of the Action Alliance (AA); African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will not be published for their failure to comply with the Commission’s Guidelines on Political Party Operations (2018) or the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
“The AA did not submit a nomination jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the party while the ADC and APGA nominated candidates that do not meet the age requirements for the office of Deputy Governor as enshrined in the Constitution. The Commission has already communicated this position officially to the affected Political Parties,” the Commission stated.
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on Mar 25 2022. Filed under National.
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