A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) permission to proceed with its lawsuit, which seeks to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to charge suspected vote-buyers arrested during the Ekiti State Governorship election. The civic group stated this in a tweet, revealing that the leave was granted by Hon. Justice Mohammed on Thursday.
Nigerian High Court Grants SERAP Leave To Compel Electoral Body, INEC To Prosecute Suspected Vote-Buyers Arrested During Ekiti ElectionThe civic group stated this in a tweet, revealing that the leave was granted by Hon. Justice Mohammed on Thursday.
“BREAKING: Hon. Justice Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja today granted SERAP the leave to pursue our suit seeking to compel INEC to prosecute those involved in alleged vote-buying during the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election,” SERAP tweeted on Wednesday night. “Wealthy candidates and their sponsors ought not to be allowed to profit from their crimes. We are concerned that impunity for vote-buying and electoral bribery is widely prevalent in Nigeria, as perpetrators are rarely brought to justice.”
“When political candidates or their sponsors decide to buy the support of the people rather than contest fairly for their votes, there are possibilities that such candidates and sponsors will show a disregard for democratic rules and a disposition to adopt illegal means becomes inevitable. “Ending impunity for vote-buying, undue influence, ballot snatching, intimidation, and other electoral malpractices would contribute to free and fair elections and show that INEC would not tolerate these illegal practices during the 2023 general elections.
“SERAP is concerned that the failure of INEC to rein in vote-buying, electoral bribery and intimidation is illustrated by the fact that the body has not seriously addressed similar incidents in previous elections.”
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