INEC endangering Nigeria’s democracy – NNPP raises alarm over court order disobedience

The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has threatened to initiate contempt enactment against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) if it fails to comply with tribunal orders wrong the adjacent 7 days.

The enactment said it volition prosecute justness and equity to the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

A connection signed by its National Secretary, Mr. Ogini Olaposi, explained that INEC’s persistent disobedience to tribunal orders volition apt person a antagonistic effect connected the predetermination timetable if parties determine to writer the commission.

Olaposi further explained that INEC risks accommodation of the 2027 wide elections timetable if it fails to resoluteness issues astir enactment of governmental parties successful accordance with tribunal judgments.

The connection lamented, “INEC’s disobedience to tribunal orders is avoidable. It is disturbing that INEC—an instauration led by a Professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria—should garbage to obey tribunal orders.”

The party’s National Secretary noted that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory precocious delivered a judgement compelling INEC, wrong 72 hours, to ...