The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed against the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari to challenge the validity of “contentious provision” 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
The Apex Court ruled that the President lacks the authority to reverse course and contest the validity of the Electoral Act after giving his assent to the Electoral Bill on February 25, 2022.
According to the Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, the action of President Buhari instituting the case was a blatant abuse of court.
“The President attempted to approve and disapprove simultaneously through the lawsuit”, according to the Supreme Court, “and this cannot be permitted.”
In addition, the court held that President Buhari lacked the legal authority to direct the National Assembly’s legislative process.
The unanimous decision stated that Buhari lacked the constitutional authority to dispute the Electoral Act despite having given his assent to its creation.
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