A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the
continuous voters registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general
elections.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also directed the INEC
to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have the
voter’s card for the forthcoming poll.
Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional
responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the
exercise in accordance with the Nigerian laws.
“The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit,” the judge
declared.
NAN reports that Anajat Salmat and three others had sued
INEC as sole defendant in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.
In the originating summons filed before the court, the
plaintiffs argued that INEC cannot stop the CVR contrary to the stipulated
provisions of the constitution.
They urged the court to order the electoral umpire to resume the exercise in accordance with the law of the country.
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