• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Judiciary

We Will Give Effect To Court Order On Voter Registration – INEC

Vital News by Vital News
June 21, 2022
in Judiciary, Politics
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will give effect to the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja on the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

Although, he did not specifically state whether or not the electoral umpire would go ahead with its initial plan to stop the exercise, the INEC official said the commission would continue to obey the orders of the court.

“The commission is a constitutional body, and we are under a constitutional obligation to give effect to judgements and orders of properly constituted courts of law, and we are going to give effect to the order made by the Federal High Court,” he said.

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja had stopped INEC from going ahead with its decision to end the CVR exercise on June 30, as scheduled.

RelatedStories

Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Former Kogi Senator In Trouble Over Attempts To Scuttle Appointment Of Amupitan As INEC Chairman, Action Raises Dust Among Kinsmen

Three INEC Officials Going For November 8 Anambra Governorship Election Kidnapped In Kogi

The judge gave the ruling while granting an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion ex parte filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

While INEC is expected to appear before Justice Olajuwon, the suit was adjourned till June 29 for the hearing of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.

Despite the decision to give effect to the order of the court, Okoye insisted that INEC would convince the court on the adjourned date on why the exercise should be discontinued for now.

“The court has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to come back on the 29th day of June and explain its position; we are going to go back to the court on that 29th day of June to explain our position and then allow the rest of the issues to be determined by the court,” he said.

According to the INEC official, the CVR exercise has been ongoing for about a year as the online pre-registration and physical registration began in June and July 2021 respectively.

He lamented that there were instances where the registration officers registered just an individual for the whole day, stressing that the cost implications cannot be overlooked.

Okoye reiterated that the exercise was meant for only those who have not registered before and who have attained the age of 18 and above. (Channels TV/vitalnewsngr.com)

Tags: CourtINECorderregistrationvoter
Previous Post

Buhari appoints 7 new Ministers

Next Post

CJN says no hostility at Supreme Court, debunks allegations by other Justices

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman
News

Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

October 23, 2025
Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman
Politics

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

October 23, 2025
Former Kogi Senator In Trouble Over Attempts To Scuttle Appointment Of Amupitan As INEC Chairman, Action Raises Dust Among Kinsmen
News

Former Kogi Senator In Trouble Over Attempts To Scuttle Appointment Of Amupitan As INEC Chairman, Action Raises Dust Among Kinsmen

October 22, 2025
Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi
News

Three INEC Officials Going For November 8 Anambra Governorship Election Kidnapped In Kogi

October 22, 2025
PDP NEC Appoints Damagum As Substantive National Chairman, Zones Presidential Ticket To South
Judiciary

Court Fixes Oct 31 For Judgment In Suit Seeking To Stop PDP National Convention

October 21, 2025
Next Post

CJN says no hostility at Supreme Court, debunks allegations by other Justices

Zamfara secures release of 3,000 persons from bandits

48million Nigerians still practice open defecation - Report

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Photo News : President Bola Tinubu Visits President Emmanuel Macron In France

Photo News : President Bola Tinubu Visits President Emmanuel Macron In France

1 month ago
2023 : Appeal Court Reinstates Adebutu, Other Ogun PDP Candidates

2023 : Appeal Court Reinstates Adebutu, Other Ogun PDP Candidates

3 years ago
Man Arrested While Having Blood Bath In Ogun

Man Arrested While Having Blood Bath In Ogun

3 years ago
ABU International Studies Alumnus Condole Okello’s Family, Vows To Preserve Legacy

ABU International Studies Alumnus Condole Okello’s Family, Vows To Preserve Legacy

2 months ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Trailer Crushes Female University Lecturer To Death In Lokoja

Governor Adeleke Appoints Davido Chairman Of Osun State Sports Trust Fund

FG Warns Buyers To Stay Off ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria Land, Four Other Landed Property In Oyo

‎IMPI Revises Inflation Rate Projection To 14% From 17% For December

Trending

Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme
Economy

Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme

by Vital News
October 23, 2025
0

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has set up a committee to revamp moribund industries...

Your Exit Will Not In Anyway Affects Fortune Of PDP – Makinde To Atiku

Oyo Dares FG Over Lands, Says ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria, NTA, NIHORT Lands Acquired In Public Interest

October 23, 2025
Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman

October 23, 2025
Dangote Denies Ownership Of Truck Involved In Enugu Accident

Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident

October 23, 2025
Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

October 23, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Olubadan Set Up Committee To Revamp Moribund Industries, Revamp Abandoned Ibadan Urban Renewal Programme October 23, 2025
  • Oyo Dares FG Over Lands, Says ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria, NTA, NIHORT Lands Acquired In Public Interest October 23, 2025
  • Professor Amupitan Resumes Office As New INEC Chairman October 23, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In