A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume continuous voter registration (CVR) till 90 days before the 2023 general elections.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a recent judgment, directed INEC to make sure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived of the opportunity to possess voter’s card for the forthcoming poll.
Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of INEC to make adequate provisions for the exercise in line with Nigerian laws.
“The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit,” the judge revealed.
Recall that Anajat Salmat and three others sued INEC as the sole defendant in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.
In the originating summons filed before the court, the plaintiffs argued that INEC could not end the CVR contrary to the provisions of the constitution and urged the court to order INEC to resume the exercise in line with the law of Nigeria.
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