INEC AND JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENT OF POLITICAL RASCALITY

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To sanitise the political process, INEC must assert its regulatory authority over political parties, argues Bolaji Adebiyi Speaking with leaders of political parties a couple of weeks ago, Mahmood …

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To sanitise the political process, INEC must assert its regulatory authority over political parties, argues Bolaji Adebiyi

The latest manifestation of this is the impending Anambra State governorship election slated for November 6, 2021 where the hand of the judiciary is already all over the place with a couple of conflicting rulings rendering interim orders that put in abeyance the nomination of the candidates of the three major parties namely the All Progressive Grand Alliance , Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress .

By the electoral law and INEC guidelines a candidate’s nomination form can only be endorsed by the national chairman and national secretary of the sponsoring political party. But shortly before the contest in October last year, the APC had in controversial circumstances dissolved its national working committee and appointed a national caretaker committee to take charge. There were legal issues raised about this move but the APC power establishments went ahead with the contentious decision.

At the root of the crises arising from the selection process of candidates is the refusal of the parties to obey their own constitution. Although the Supreme Court has held severally that the only valid selection process is the one guided by the national executive committee of a political party, disputes still arise on the validity of candidates presented to INEC.

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