Election Tribunals: INEC Will Not Question Court Decisions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 4, 2020
The IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC says it will not be drawn to debate thecorrectness, or otherwise, of rulings of Election Tribunals or Court judgments.
The Commission alsostressed that courts and tribunal verdicts are final, and the rule of lawdictates that all authorities and persons give effect to them.
The INEC NationalCommissioner and Chairman Information and Voters Education Committee, FestusOkoye, in a statement said the Commission enjoined political parties andcandidates to develop the democratic spirit and assist the Commission in theconduct of free and transparent elections.
According to theCommission, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and theElectoral Act, 2010 have comprehensively defined the powers and areas ofjurisdiction of various institutions of the democracy.