A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.
There are 96 days to the opening of the ballot for 2023 general elections.
Justice Inyang Ekwo also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have the voters’ cards for the forthcoming poll.
He held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the exercise in accordance with the Nigerian laws.
Anajat Salmat and three others had sued INEC arguing that the electoral body cannot stop the CVR contrary to the stipulated provisions of the constitution.
They urged the court to order the electoral umpire to resume the exercise in accordance with the law of the country.
Last July, INEC suspended the CVR after a one-month extension, which came about as a result of a Federal High Court’s dismissal of a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP had sought an extension of the exercise beyond 30th June, this year.
