The last will be heard today, Friday, on the legality or
otherwise of the controversial section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 with
the Supreme Court of Nigeria to deliver its judgment.
The apex Court is set for its verdict in the suit instituted
against the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney
General of the Federation AGF and Minister of Justice.
A notice for the judgment delivery has just been sighted by
our correspondent, indicating that the apex Court will make its position
known this morning.
The notice, our correspondent noticed, was served on Buhari
and the National Assembly on Thursday, inviting them to appear before the court
today for their judgment.
Our correspondent further observed that the suit is the only
one for determination today.
Buhari and Abubakar Malami had filed the suit at the Supreme
Court, seeking an interpretation of the controversial clause in the Electoral
Amendment Act 2022.
In the suit filed on April 29, Buhari and Malami, who are
the plaintiffs, listed the National Assembly as the sole defendant.
Section 84 (12) has been a subject of intense litigation and
political debate in Nigeria since President Buhari signed the amended Electoral
Act 2022 into law in February this year.
Shortly after signing it into law, Buhari had asked the
parliament to delete the controversial clause in the Electoral Act, but the
National Assembly declined the president’s request.
According to Section 84 (12) of the legislation, “No
political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at
the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the
nomination of candidates for any election.”
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