The Action Alliance, AA, has filed a motion on notice seeking to jail the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral
The motion titled: “Disobedience to the Order of the Tribunal by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Enugu State- Contemnor”, was filed on Thursday.
Our correspondent reports that the party predicated its motion on the alleged refusal of the REC to obey a valid order issued by the Tribunal in its favour. The applicant said despite that the enrolled order of the tribunal was served on the REC on 18th April, 2023, he had refused to comply. “The petitioner wrote the 1st Respondent for the second time on 25th April, 2023 specifying dates to visit each of the 17 LGAs to inspect materials as contained in the enrolled order.
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