The deletion of section 84(12) of the new electoral act by the federal high court in Umuahia has continued to generate reactions from some lawyers who described the action as a further setback to achieving free and fair election in Nigeria.
Some legal luminaries are challenging the National assembly to exercise its legislative powers and also appeal the judgment.
The legality of the court to alter the electoral act already signed into law without due process has been described as abysmal by some legal practitioners who questioned the motive behind undermining the national assembly and the earlier injunction from the federal high court in Abuja.
The legal luminaries say the quick action by the attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami to implement the questionable counter order of the federal high court in Umuahia puts the electoral act in jeopardy.
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The lawyers are urging all stakeholders to rise against the undue process of the federal high court order and appeal the selfish antics.
The Umuahia federal high court order came barely two weeks after an Abuja division of same court issued an injunction restraining the national assembly from altering the electoral act
(Editor : Paul Akhagbemhe)
