Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission challenging the leadership status of the Social Democratic Party and its participation in recent by elections.
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The ruling was delivered in Abuja on Friday after INEC asked the apex court to overturn earlier judgments that ordered it to recognise SDP candidates across 12 states where by elections were conducted.
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The case arose from INEC’s refusal to accept candidates nominated by the SDP, despite monitoring the party’s primaries. The electoral body argued that the documents submitted were invalid because they were signed by party officials it claimed had been suspended.
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The SDP went to court, insisting that its candidates were duly nominated and entitled to appear on the ballot. The Federal High Court agreed and ordered INEC to include the party’s candidates, a decision later upheld by the Court of Appeal.
INEC appealed further, but the Supreme Court ruled that the matter had become irrelevant since the elections had already been held and winners sworn in, leaving no live issue for determination.
In its judgment, the court upheld the decisions of the lower courts and awarded a cost of N2 million against INEC’s lawyer, bringing the legal battle to an end.
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