The Supreme Court on Friday condemned what it described as recent partisan roles played by the Independent National Electoral Commission in election petition cases.
A seven-man bench of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, made this observation while giving reasons for its earlier judgment affirming the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.
The Supreme Court had upheld the three separate appeals by Ikpeazu, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party; and INEC, in its judgments delivered on February 3, 2016, and fixed today to give the reasons for its decision.

The three appellants were all challenging the judgment of the Owerri Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on December 31, 2015, which removed Ikpeazu as governor and declared the All Progressive Grand Alliance’s governorship candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, as the rightful winner of the April 11, 2015 poll.

Justice Suleiman Galadima, who read the apex court’s lead judgments in the three separate appeals, upturned the verdict of the Court of Appeal, but took a swipe at INEC while considering the commission’s appeal.

He noted, “My lords, permit me to make this comment in the light of the recent events in respect of the stance of the appellant, the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“In election petition, INEC, readily takes over the case of a party who lost at the court below to prosecute the appeal.
“This appeal is one such example. Is INEC not expected to be neutral and discharge its duties statutory responsibilities in all electoral matters?
“Why does it cry hoarse more than the bereaved?
“Based on the notice of appeal, INEC should refrain from doing this as it is capable of impugning its integrity and impartiality.”



https://www.today.ng/news/national/85646/supreme-court-faults-inec-for-partisan-role-in-election-petition-cases

will make a comment when I wake up in case it makes fp

The Title is suppose to be " Supreme Court Gives Reasons for The Verdict On Gov. Ikpezu........"

Yet inec did exactly that in the case of akwa ibom and your Lord couldn't see it. God will surely judge you and your corrupt judgment

What the judges don't know is that INEC will always stand firmly behind whoever they declare winner. So that it won't appear as if they make d declaration in error

Inec does not want to look clueless like . . . . . so it support the usual suspects of election malpractice.

the case in question is akwaibom, rivers and abia, inec appealed the rulings from the tribunal and appeal court which was against the pdp then. the justice was only making a subtle reference to avoid nonsense talk from all the political parties involved in the case (pdp, apc and apga)

Hmmm... Dis buhari sef

Money Speaks

Here we go again.
INEC has lost its glory already!
- SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NAIRALAND (SAN)

true

not cool nah

Tampering with the rule of law is the same as lawlessness.

INEC is manned by card carrying APC members

k

It has always been the practice in Nigerian since 1999. The Electoral body naturally panders to the Government in power...Abel Goubadia and Maurice Iwu's INEC were no exception...

this is no news!

Something amiss with Inec and this PDP states, is the order from above

Since INEC has been proven to be partisan, doesn't that cast doubts on the credibility of the last general elections??

BTW, Buhari should fix and pass this budget to improve health care because of such diseases

http://listernaija.com/2015/10/5-terrible-diseases-with-no-scientific-explanation/


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Interesting times I tell you.






ThefakeStan

..... Our electioneering system is corrupted

Always been partisan from time immemorial

rottennaija:
Yet inec did exactly that in the case of akwa ibom and your Lord couldn't see it. God will surely judge you and your corrupt judgment

r u still crying ikpa?
dont worry buhari will declare umana the winner as concord talk am.

INEC and APC is like bread and butter

Just passing bye.

As long as the chairman of INEC is being appointed by the President, they will never remain independent and they will always be partisan and give favour to the powers that put them there.

mercenary:
INEC is manned by card carrying APC members

I don't think you understand what was written up there

mercenary:
INEC is manned by card carrying APC members

Do you even understand what they are talking about here

Ok

Every1 knew how INEC messed things up but we rather await $1 to #1 instead of a steamed up country if it went either way