2027: Journalists can publish election results – Agbakoba fires warning to INEC

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has insisted that journalists person the ineligible close to people predetermination results, stressing that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, unsocial has the exclusive authorization to formally state the result of an election.

Agbakoba argued that the favoritism betwixt publishing and declaring results was important up of the 2027 wide election, adding that journalists could broadcast figures announced by electoral officers astatine polling units without waiting for INEC’s last declaration.

He made the remarks portion fielding questions connected Arise Television’s Morning Show connected Wednesday.

The erstwhile NBA president cited a 1984 judgement delivered by Justice Cante Johnson successful a lawsuit involving the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the past Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, present INEC, arsenic the ineligible ground for his position.

“Already successful 1984, Justice Cante Johnson, successful the lawsuit concerning NUJ and FEDECO, present INEC, decided precisely what I’m saying, that journalists person a close to people results,” helium said.

Agbakoba explained that predetermination results walk done respective stages, from polling units to wards, section authorities areas, states and the nationalist collation centre, earlier the last ...