INEC Makes U-turn, Says Commission Will Appeal Tribunal Judgement On Kano Gov’ship Election

By Daniel Dafe

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to media reports based on a letter written by the Legal Officer of INEC’s Kano State office indicating that the Commission had withdrawn from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case.

A statement signed by Sam Olumekun mni, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on
Saturday, 7th October, 2023, added: “We wish to state categorically that the letter was not authorised. It has since been withdrawn and the officer reprimanded.”

“The public is therefore advised to discountenance the insinuation that the Commission has withdrawn from the case or even worse abandoned the appeal.

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“We wish to state categorically that where litigants join INEC in a case, the Commission is under obligation to respond accordingly. We have therefore instructed our lawyers to proceed in line with extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed,” the statement concluded.