Why Judgements Sacking Govs Should Be Reviewed – Falana
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says the judgements of the appellate court sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State should be reviewed because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed in its duty to conduct proper elections in the country. Falana, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, said the votes of Nigerians should not be nullified by the courts because of the supposed negligence of the electoral umpire that shouldn’t have cleared candidates put forward by parties without primaries conducted. He also said thousands of votes should not be invalidated by the court because INEC officials failed to stamp ballot sheets. According to the senior lawyer, election matters should be concluded before the inauguration of any administrations. In the last one week, the appellate court sacked three governors that INEC declared as winners in the March 2023 poll. All the three governors sacked