A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume the Continuous Voters Registration immediately until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians were not deprived of the opportunity to have their voter cards for the forthcoming polls.
Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provisions for the exercise in accordance with the laws of Nigeria.
“The case of the plaintiffs succeeds on merit,” the judge declared.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Anajat Salmat and three others had 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 cannot stop the CVR contrary to the stipulated provisions of the constitution.
They urged the court to order the electoral body to resume the exercise in accordance with the laws of the country.
(NAN)
