Chief Judge Warns Judges against Granting Ex-parte Orders in Political Matters via thisdaylive
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The admonition came just as the Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday expressed concerns about conflicting orders from courts of coordinate jurisdiction and urged the Nigerian Bar Association to halt the trend. Meanwhile, INEC yesterday expressed concerns about conflicting orders from courts of coordinate jurisdiction.
“We urge the Nigerian Bar Association to impress on senior members of the Bar to put the country’s interest and the judiciary above every other interest and not allow personal considerations to outweigh their commitment to the profession, the rule of law and due process. It is in the best interest of the Bar and the Bench not to do anything that would bring them into disrepute,” it added.
According to INEC, though the commission is committed to obeying all court orders, the speed, frequency and conflicting nature of the orders leave it in an awkward and impossible position. In view of the pending Edo and Ondo governorship elections and the commission’s policy on conducting elections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commission said it would use the vacant seat in the Nasarawa State of House Assembly as a trial to perfect the conduct of elections in post-COVID-19 era
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