Court can’t stop Electoral Act amendment – Lawan
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has issued a statement saying that the judiciary could not prevent the National Assembly from amending the Electoral Act.
This statement is following a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the Attorney General of the Federation, the National Assembly and the Independent National Electoral Commission not to tamper with the Electoral Act, which, according to the ruling, has now become a law, the Nigerian.
The statement, signed by the Special Assistant (Press) to the Senate President, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, read: “President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, won’t stop the National Assembly from amending the Electoral Act.
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“The court in a ruling delivered on Monday by Inyang Ekwo, on an ex parte application by the Peoples Democratic Party, barred the President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Senate President from tampering with the newly amended Electoral Act 2022.
“The Court maintained that the Electoral Act having become a valid law could not be altered without following the due process of law.
“President Buhari, in a letter dated February 28, 2022, requested the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act.
“He drew the attention of the chamber to the provisions of Section 84(12), which, according to him, constitutes a ‘defect’ that is in conflict with extant Constitutional provisions.
“The Senate President, while reacting to the ruling by the Federal High Court after the Electoral Act Amendment Bill scaled first reading during plenary, on Tuesday, said it violated the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) on Separation of Powers.”
