Section 84(12) of Electoral Act

Halima Abiola March 19 2022 Leave a comment. Thus by the said provision Political Appointees cannot and must not be.

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FHCUMCS262022 dated nullifying section 84 12 of the.

. The National Assembly however asked the Supreme Court to strike out the suit instituted by Buhari and Malami SAN over Section 84 12 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. It is no more news that President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday 25th February 2022 signed the Electoral Act 2022 into law. The bid by President Muhammad Buhari and attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami to strike out the controversial section 8412. Section 84 12 has been a subject of intense litigation and political debate in Nigeria since President Buhari signed the amended Electoral Act 2022 into law in February this year.

Section 84 12 Of The Electoral Act 2022 Is Valid Not Ultra Vires The Constitution. Section 84 12 of di electoral act 2022 provide say. The Federal High Court Judgement Nullifying Section 84 12 of the Electoral Act 2022 is Bad in Law May not Survive Appeal. One of the newly introduced clauses in the new Electoral Act is Section 84 12 which provides that anyone holding a political office ministers commissioners special advisers and others must relinquish the position before they can be eligible to participate in the electoral process either as a candidate or as a delegate.

It suffices to recall that the said Bill was signed. Section 8412 of the Electoral Act 2022. Now Section 84 2 of the Electoral Act 2022 provides as follows. For a law to qualify as a good law it must have the following characteristics.

Section 8412 of the Electoral Act makes provision in respect of resignation of political appointees before primary elections while Sections 661f 1071f 1371g and 1821g of the 1999 Constitution make provision for 30 days resignation rule for employees in the Public Service. Laws are made for order and good governance and in furtherance of security and welfare of citizens. No political appointee at any level go be voting delegate or be voted for during di convention or. No political appointee at any level go be voting delegate or be voted for during di convention or.

Nduka Edede vs the AGF in suit No. But he later wrote the National Assembly to delete section 84 12 of the law on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and was made in excess of the powers of the National Assembly. Mr Buhari had signed the the Electoral Act 2022 into law on February 25 2022. No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purposes of the nomination of candidates for any election.

NAN reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had while signing the amended Electoral Act urged the National Assembly to delete the provision as it violated the Constitution and. By this judgment the National Assembly is not required to further make any amendments to the section as the import of this judgment is that Section 84 12 of the Electoral Act is no longer in existence or part of the Electoral Act By Emma Ogbuehi. Section 84 12 of di electoral act 2022 provide say. 20 hours agoThe President and the AGF had argued among others that Section 84 12 of the EA was made in excess of the constitutional powers of the National Assembly and therefore unconstitutional and.

One of the newly introduced clauses in the new electoral act is section 84 12 which provides that anyone holding a political office ministers commissioners special advisers and others must. The two are clearly distinct and must not be confused either innocently or. Section 84 12 constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders from voting or being voted for at Conventions or Congresses of any political party for the purpose of the. According to Section 84 12.

Kayode Ajulo makes a submission on who the Nigerian Constitution describes as a Public Servant. I have read the enrolment order of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia Abia State in the case of Barr. President Buhari had on February 25 signed the electoral bill into law with a caveat that the Section should be deleted in order to deepen democracy in the country. The judge thereafter ordered the Attorney General of the Federation to forthwith delete the said Subsection 12 of Section 84 from the body of the Electoral Act 2022.

The National Assembly rejected the request. Section 84 12 of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 introduces new disqualification criteria which contradicts the express provisions of sections 66 1 f 107 1 f 137 1 g and 182 1 g of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of. Shortly after signing it into law Buhari had urged the parliament to delete the controversial clause in the Electoral Act but the National Assembly declined the.

Section 84 12 of the legislation holds that no political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention. Section 84 12 of the Electoral Act provides that No political appointee at any. Before last Friday Section 84 12 of the recently amended Electoral Act 2021 stated that no political appointee at any level shall be a.

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