The Economic Community of
West African States’ Court
(ECOWAS Court of Justice)
has fixed March 20, 2017 for
ruling on whether or not it has
the jurisdiction to entertain the
human rights suit bordering on
the 2015 governorship election
in Kogi State.
This followed a motion by the
defendant in the suit – Federal
Government of Nigeria,
questioning the power of the
court to adjudicate on the
matter.
A group of registered voters in
Kogi State has dragged the
Federal Government before the
Court for denial of their rights
of suffrage in the 2015
governorship election in Kogi
State.
In the suit No. ECW/CCJ/
APP/02/16, the Plaintiffs –
Honourable Sule Audu, Ikeleji
Agada, Labaran I. Dadido,
Isaka Isa, Abdul Audu, Ademu
Abdullahi and Sulaiman Abdul,
are praying the court to either
install James Faleke, the
running mate to the late
Abubakar Audu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC)
or hold fresh polls in the state.
The plaintiffs sought the order
of court, declaring that the
election to the governorship of
Kogi State held on December
5, 2015, in which Alhaji Yahaya
Bello emerged winner was not
in conformity, and or
consistent with Nigeria
international obligations;
That the election fell short of
the internationally recognised
standards and core
democratic values and
principles of genuine, free and
fair franchise as established
by existing international
human rights instruments, and
the defendants obligation
under international law.
They are also seeking a
declaration that it is the
plaintiffs’ fundamental rights
and that of other voters to
assess, scrutinize, verify,
clarify, confirm and do all
other things pursuant to the
personal particulars of a
candidate for the governorship
of Kogi State, as a veritable
measures to ascertaining the
candidates integrity, general
disposition, capacity,
competence, candour eligibility
and character traits.
They also prayed the court to
declare that the plaintiffs and
indeed, the entire people of
Kogi State can only hold their
governor to account probity
and performance, only if the
process by which the governor
assumed powers was by the
will of the people expressed
through genuine, free and fair
elections, where equal weights
are accorded all votes as the
basis of the authority and
legitimacy of government
through democratically
acceptable franchise.
The controversies in the Kogi
Governorship election began
with the death of the candidate
of the APC, Abubakar Audu,
before a winner was
announced, and the
subsequent adoption of Alhaji
Yahaya Bello as a
replacement.
http://kogireports.com/kogi-gov-election-ecowas-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-march-20/

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