Implications of the Judgment, which followed an appeal filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the law newly signed by President Muhammadu Buhari The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday held that the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022 is unconstitutional because it violates Section 42 (1)(a) of the Constitution and denies a class of Nigerian citizens their right to participate in elections. Platforms Africa reports that the judgment followed an appeal marked: CA/OW/87/2022, which was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party…
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