…also shoulders expenses for pre-election and post-election litigations, including election petitions arising from party primaries. He said INEC currently runs offices in all 36 states, the FCT and all 774 local government areas, with the Federal Government bearing the full cost of maintaining the nationwide structure.…

…matters equally. Uncertainty over electronic transmission, collation, and evidence in election petitions deepens mistrust. When citizens cannot tell which records are decisive or whether disputed outcomes can be meaningfully challenged, confidence diminishes. Technology alone will not solve this problem. BVAS and IReV…

…Act 2026, which removed the issue of the qualification of a candidate as a ground for election petitions. The NDC also challenged the legality of section 77(5) of the Electoral Act 2026, which stipulates that only persons whose names are contained in the register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commissi…

…restoring Yusuf as the duly elected governor. The decision reinforced the principle that election petitions must be determined strictly in accordance with the Electoral Act and admissible evidence, not on assumptions or technical interpretations unsupported by law. It also underscored the Supreme Court’s readiness to c…

…the ouster of judicial jurisdiction in party affairs, and the narrowing of grounds for election petitions. “Ultimately, the success of these innovations will depend not only on their legislative design but also on effective implementation, institutional capacity and judicial interpretation,” Atata said.

…Dr. Ngige the winner. Mr. Peter Obi rejected the result and filed a petition before the Election Petitions Tribunal, headed by the late Justice Garba Nabaruma, seeking to be declared the rightful winner. Following his swearing-in, Governor Ngige asked whether I would be interested in serving in his administration. I re…