Court Orders INEC To Resume Voter Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration program until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.

In the ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo also instructed INEC to make sure that all eligible Nigerians received their voter cards in time for the upcoming election.

According to Justice Ekwo, the electoral umpire has a constitutional duty to ensure that the election is conducted in conformity with Nigerian law.

The judge said, “The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit.”

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Anajat Salmat and three other people filed a lawsuit against INEC as the only defendant with the file number FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.

The plaintiffs stated that INEC cannot halt the CVR in violation of the established constitutional provisions in the original summons submitted to the court.

They pleaded with the court to direct the electoral umpire to resume the process in conformity with national law.