From Victor Osula, Abuja
The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the October 5, 2024, local government election in Rivers State.
A five-member panel of justices of the appellate court led by Justice Jamilu Tukur, declared the election invalid, null and void.
It held that the council poll was conducted in gross violation of section 150 of the Electoral Act 2022
A Federal High Court in Abuja had on September 30, 2024, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, for the purpose of conducting the October 5, 2024 local government elections in the state.
The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, had in November last year, validated the council poll after it nullified the judgement delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission for the conduct of the state local government polls.
