Lawyer to INEC: Obey court order — allow two Nigerians to vote with TVCs | TheCable NigeriaDecides2023
INEC to allow Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, to use their TVC to vote in the governorship and houses of assembly elections on March 18.Speaking with journalists on Thursday, Opatola said in spite of the judgment, INEC was adamant about not allowing his clients to vote.“As citizens of Nigeria and the world, we believe in the power of democracy and the importance of every voice being heard through their votes,” NAN quoted him as saying.
Opatola said INEC had filed an appeal against the court’s judgment to mislead the public that the judgment was no longer applicable.“We have only just received their notice of appeal and application for stay of execution of the judgment and we have five days within which to reply to them and be heard in court,” he said.
“It is a pure travesty of justice that INEC, the very institution charged with the responsibility of ensuring free and fair elections, has deliberately chosen to disenfranchise millions of Nigerians by refusing to issue them their permanent voter’s card.
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