Electoral Act 2022

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Abide by constitution, electoral act, party supremacy to escape ... (Guardian)

A fellow and visiting scholar at Human Rights Institute, Columbia University, New York, Prof. Nnamdi Obiaraeri, has counselled politicians seeking elective ...

A judge is entitled to make a mistake, but what the judge is not entitled to is to bend the law. A court can give a judgment, but not justice…There is a difference between judgment and justice. A fellow and visiting scholar at Human Rights Institute, Columbia University, New York, Prof.

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Swearing-in of council chairman in Niger violates Electoral Act, says ... (Guardian)

Minna-based legal practitioner, Mohammed Tsado, has faulted the swearing-in of Musa Ishaku as Chairman of Katcha Council, describing it as illegal and a ...

“We urge your Excellency, who is known to be a democrat and a product of the rule of law, to immediately reverse and cancel the oath of office illegally administered on the first respondent,” he added. He said where an election petition tribunal or court determines that the candidate returned as elected was not validly returned, and the candidate files a notice of appeal within 14 days from the date of the election, the candidate returned shall remain elected and continue to enjoy benefits of the office until the appeal is determined. He called on Bello to reverse the oath of office administered on Ishaku, stressing that the governor was misled to carry out the duty.

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