The Nigerian Senate has denied knowledge of any court order on Section 84(12) of the Signed Amended Electoral Act.
POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday reported that Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami issued a statement that his office will comply with a court order for the removal of section 84(12) of the signed electoral act.
However, the Senate said on Friday that it was not aware of any court judgment which struck out the controversial Section 84 (12) from the newly amended Electoral Act 2022.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, stated this while speaking to journalists in Abuja.
“I’m not aware of the suit and whether the National Assembly was a party or was served and/or represented.
“I have also not seen or read the judgment or whether the National Assembly has been served with the judgment or any order of court.I cannot react to newspaper reports of court judgment without seeing the actual court judgment.”
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia on Friday, ordered that Section 84 (12) should be deleted from the newly amended Electoral Act 2022. Presiding Justice, Evelyn Anyadike, held that the section was unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void and of no effect whatsoever.
