States withdraw Supreme Court docket go well with to overview Election outcomes

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Seven Nigerian state governments have withdrawn the go well with they filed in opposition to the federal authorities within the Supreme Court docket over the conduct and collation and announcement of the simply concluded Presidential elections.

This was disclosed on Friday via a Discover of Discontinuance signed by their lawyer, Mr Mike Ozekhome SAN Friday.

The states had earlier states claimed that the collation and announcement of the outcomes weren’t carried out within the method prescribed by the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Discontinue: Mike Ozekhome SAN mentioned, “Take discover that the plaintiffs doth hereby wholly discontinue this go well with in opposition to the defendant herein”.

Nairametrics reported yesterday that The Attorneys Basic of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto states collectively filed a go well with with the Supreme Court docket on Friday morning over the conduct of the latest presidential elections.

The case, marked SC/CV/354/2023, particularly requested for an order of the apex court docket “directing a wholistic overview of all outcomes to this point introduced by the Federal Authorities of Nigeria via the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).

“ They failed to stick to the transmission of the outcomes by means of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in flagrant breach of the related provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the INEC Laws and Tips for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and the INEC Guide for Election Officers, 2023.
“It’s their submission that the “non-compliance” with the due strategy of legislation has led to a widespread agitation, violent protests, displeasure, and disapproval from a large spectrum of the Nigerian populace, together with Worldwide Observers, Political events, well-meaning Nigerians and former Head of States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
“The widespread violent protests, demonstrations, and rallies have endangered the peace, order, good governance, safety, and security of the Plaintiffs.”