An Abuja High Court presided by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending the voters’ registration exercise.
The electoral body had stated that the voters’ registration exercise would end on Thursday, June 30, to allow the commission to clean up its database ahead of the general election scheduled to take place in 2023.
However, the electoral umpire was compelled to reverse its decision following a motion ex-parte by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
In the ex-parte motion, the court’s ruling granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing.
Contending the decision of the commission, SERAP in a suit filed alongside 185 concerned Nigerians prayed the court to declare as unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards, the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible Nigerians to exercise their rights.