Six states of the federation; Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct, collation, and announcement of the February 25, 2023, presidential and National Assembly elections.
The States want the apex court to declare that the pronouncement of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the February 25 presidential election and president-elect based on that election be voided by the court failed to transmit the presidential election results electronically as required by Electoral Act, commission’s regulation and guidelines.
Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto States have the Attorney General of the Federation as sole respondent and was brought under Sections 6 (6) (a), 14 (2) (b), 153 (1) (F) and 232 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended).
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