INEC cannot limit number of political parties without constitution amendment —Oyetibo LagosBuildingCollapse
, shares his views on the just-concluded general elections
The courts have consistently pronounced that the military has no role in elections. But going by the scale of violence that usually attends our elections, don’t you think the courts should review their stand? But the military also worsened the situation in some states. In some states, there was a conflict between the police and the military as to who should be in charge of the collation centre and it worsened the situation. Why would the military be involved in the collation of elections results?
Since the court has barred INEC from deregistering political parties on the basis of not winning at least a legislative seat in a cycle of general elections, what method can INEC use to substantially reduce the 91 political parties, which many say are just too many? I don’t know what you call technicality but you cannot arrive at substantial justice without using procedural justice. And if it is procedural justice that you refer to as technical justice, that is wrong. But at the same time, the courts, in deciding the cases, must not sacrifice justice on the altar of technicalities.
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