< img src="https://eyewitness101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nigerian-govt-national-assembly-inec-charged-to-court-over-2021-electoral-bill.jpg"class ="ff-og-image-inserted"> A Nigerian, Adebayo Babalola has dragged the Attorney General of the Federation, Senate, Federal House of Representatives and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the Electoral Bill 2021.

In a fit, FHC/L/CS/ 3 42022, the individual approached a Federal High Court in Lagos looking for the court to strike down Section 52( 3) and any other areas of the Electoral Bill 2021 saying it restricts, circumscribes, contracts or suspends the power of INEC to figure out how elections leads to Nigeria needs to be transmitted.

He also sought the court’s Perpetual injunction limiting the Senate and Federal House of Representatives from enacting or thinking about any legislation that limits or contracts or derogate from the powers gave on the Independent National Electoral Commission by Section 15 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The concerned Lagos resident on behalf of his legal representative, Ademola Owolabi, Esq stated the 3rd and 2nd respondents which are the Senate and House of Representatives do not have the legal competencies to legislate on how and the medium through which the Independent National Electoral Commission ought to transmit elections lead to Nigeria.

The complainant prayed the court for a statement that the power gave on the Independent National Electoral Commission by Section 15 of the 3rd Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to organise, carry out and supervise elections in Nigeria must necessarily consist of the power to figure out how the election result will be transmitted.

“A declaration that Section 52( 3) of the Electoral Bill recently enacted by the National Assembly which limitations and fetters the unrestricted powers gave the 4th Respondent by Section 15 of the 3rd Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 is unconstitutional, null and void and of no result whatsoever.”