The controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act which the federal government have fought to delete from the new Electoral Act (as amended) have survived the executive onslaught led by President Buhari and his Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and stays as part of Nigerian electoral laws.
This is following the ruling of the the Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday striking out the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and AG, Abubakar Malami.
The Supreme Court held that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain the case. It also held Buhari and Malami guilty of the abuse of court process, and on these two grounds struck out the suit.
Recall that President Buhari and his Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had approached the apex court, praying the court for an interpretation of the said Section 84(12), which became a very controversial clause even before the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 was signed by the president in February 2022.
The suit, which was filed at the apex court on the 19th of April had President Buhari and the AG, Abubakar Malami as the Plaintiffs, while the two chambers of the National Assembly were listed as the only Defendant in the suit.
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