Bauchi Polls: Court To Hear INEC’s Case Challenging Order Halting Tafawa Balewa LG Collation On March 21 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 20, 2019
The Federal High Court, Abuja will on March 21commence hearing on the objection of the Independent National ElectoralCommission,INEC to its order, stopping the commission from continuing withcollation and announcement of results of Bauchi polls.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Tuesday,  restrained INECfrom taking further action in any matters relating to the governorship electionconducted in Bauchi on March 9, 2019.
Justice Ekwo, in his bench ruling fixed March 21,for hearing of all issues relating to the Bauchi governorship polls.
He stopped INEC from proceeding with the collation,conclusion and announcement of the result of the governorship election inBauchi state.
However, in a counter affidavit filed by theelectoral umpire deposed to by one Hassan Adamu, INEC insisted that the FederalHigh Court had no jurisdiction to dabble into a post-election litigation.
The counter affidavit specifically stated that the matter of post-election was exclusively for the Election Petition Tribunal and not any regular court including the Federal High Court.