JUST IN! Federal High Court, Abuja Orders INEC To Issue Certificate Of Return To Rochas Okorocha

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to refuse to present former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, with a certificate of return as senator-elect.

The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Mr Okorocha of the certificate falls outside the provisions of the law and was therefore a “lawless decision.”
According to the court presided over by Justice Okon Abang, only the returning officer of the INEC had the constitutional authority to declare a winner.
Mr Abang said any person declared a winner by the returning officer remains a winner until petitioners succeed in upturning the declaration at the election tribunal.
The court further ruled that Mr Okorocha had no business being the originator of the petition at the election tribunal.
Mr Abang, who ruled that the federal high court had exclusive jurisdiction to decide on the matter, described INEC’s decision as “lawless and a complete nullity.”
The electoral body had said it refused to give Mr Okorocha certificate of return after the returning officer for Imo West senatorial district said he was compelled to declare Mr Okorocha winner.

Posted: at 7-06-2019 02:24 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Why nigeria court or judges only smart when they are deciding a common citizen case? I begin to hate nigeria judges and their ways of corruption... when a common man will commit a crime and will be sentence or give a very difficult option of fine but reverse is the case when a rich or vip commit the same crime.

Posted: at 7-06-2019 03:18 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Usual things.

Posted: at 8-06-2019 03:13 AM (4 years ago) | Hero