Law Daily Report

JUST IN: Supreme court joins Rivers in Buhari's suit on section 84(12) of electoral act | TheCable

  • 📰 thecableng
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 80%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

The supreme court has granted the application by the Rivers state to be joined as defendants in the suit filed by President Muhammad...

Bolanle OlabimtanThe supreme court has granted the application by Rivers state to be joined as a defendant in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the attorney-general of the federation seeking to void section 84 of the Electoral Act 2022.

Buhari and the AGF in the suit marked SC/CV/504/2022 and filed on April 29, 2022, listed the national assembly as the sole respondent. The plaintiffs are contending that section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2022 is inconsistent with the provisions of sections 42, 65, 66, 106, 107, 131, 137, 147, 151, 177, 182, 192 and 196 of the constitution as well Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.

At the court session on Thursday which was scheduled for hearing of the suit, Emmanuel Ukala, counsel representing Rivers state attorney-general and speaker of the state, raised his application for joinder.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

BREAKING: Supreme Court joins Rivers in Buhari's suit against National AssemblyThe Supreme Court has granted permission to Rivers State to join as an interested party in a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari against the National
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »