INEC filed six charges against Adamawa REC at the Adamawa State High Court in Yola and announced the date fixed for the trial.
Mr Okoye said the court had fixed 12 July for the commencement of the trial.
“As provided by Section 145 of the Electoral Act 2022, an offence committed under the Act shall be triable in a Magistrate Court or a High Court of a State in which the offence is committed, or the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,” he stated. This immediately led to a controversy that saw the commission’s headquarters in Abuja quickly releasing a statement describing Mr Ari’s actions as an usurpation of the power of the returning officers. It said the declaration by Mr Ari was null, void and of no effect.INEC ordered the suspension of the collation of results and summoned both the REC and returning officer to the commission’s headquarters.
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