The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its decision to withdraw recognition of factions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and comply with a recent court of appeal judgement was driven by the need to uphold the rule of law.
In a statement on Thursday, Adedayo Oketola, chief press secretary (CPS) to Joash Amupitan, the INEC chairman, said the decision was taken to prevent situations like those in Zamfara and Plateau states where elected officials were removed by the election tribunal for disobeying court judgements.
The commission’s clarification comes after criticisms from political actors, who accused INEC of partisanship and called for the removal of its chairman over its handling of the ADC leadership dispute.
The electoral body announced on Wednesday that it would no longer recognise either the David Mark-led faction or that of Nafiu Bala Gombe, after the court of appeal ordered parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum, the situation before the suit was filed at the federal high court.
Earlier on Thursday, Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the Mark-led ADC, said the party would go ahead with its congresses and convention despite INEC’s position on its leadership dispute.
However, Oketola said the appellate court’s preservatory orders, along with pending proceedings at the federal high court, restrained the commission from recognising or engaging with any faction of the party.
“In addition, the Commission did not want to disobey the preservative order of the court not to do anything or take any step that would render the processes already filed at the Federal High Court nugatory,” the statement reads.
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