Supreme Court strikes out president Buhari’s suit challenging electoral act’s section 84 (12)

The Supreme Court has struck out president Muhammadu Buhari and the attorney general of the federation’s suit challenging section 84(12) of the electoral act.

The Supreme Court held that president Buhari having assented to the bill on February 25 2022 cannot turn around to challenge same act.

In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim the court said allowing the suit to have it’s way will amount to approbating and reprobating at the same time and no court of law shall allow that.

The Apex court unanimously agreed that president Buhari lacked the jurisdiction to bring the suit before it because of the nature of the reliefs sought.

Section 84 (12) of the legislation holds that, no political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.