A civil society group, Electoral Integrity and Good Governance Initiative, has appealed to the Supreme Courtroom Judges dealing with the Kogi State governorship election attraction earlier than the apex court docket to look into the case correctly in a bid to right what they described as “the error of the decrease courts.”
In an announcement made accessible to journalists, the spokesman of the group, Dr. Kolawole Abiodun, mentioned the inconsistencies witnessed within the Kogi State governorship case when in comparison with that of Bayelsa State known as for a severe concern.
Based on him, in Kogi State SDP Versus APC case, the Election Petitions Tribunal, regardless of compelling BVAS evidences displayed brazenly on the order of the court docket, exposing alleged clear discrepancies between the variety of accredited voters and the ultimate leads to all of the polling items in competition, the Tribunal went forward to dismiss the case on the bottom that it was proved past affordable doubt.
He famous that within the Bayelsa APC Vs PDP case, the Tribunal and the Enchantment Courtroom affirmed the judgement in favour of the PDP, on the idea of lacking BVAS proof the APC gubernatorial candidate didn’t produce to show the allegation of over-voting.
The assertion added that the Bayelsa judgement appeared to set a precedent for the significance of BVAS within the electoral course of as launched by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) as a way to make sure transparency and accountability within the voting course of.
The CSO, due to this fact, expressed confidence within the Supreme Courtroom to totally look at the 2023 Kogi governorship case and stand by justice, and preserve public confidence in its potential to ship neutral and well-reasoned judgement.
