The House of Representatives is advancing a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the final arbiter on governorship election petitions
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‎A member of the House of Representatives, Bayo Balogun stated this and the Chairman of House Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirmed it on Tuesday.
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‎According to the lawmaker, the law would make hold elections earlier than February to pave the way for the conclusion of post-election litigations before the end of a governor’s tenure.
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‎He explained that there wouldn’t be three layers again for anybody after a governorship poll had been conducted.
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‎The bill, if passed, will remove the Supreme Court from the appeal process in governorship disputes.
News Edited by Favour Owonibi