The National Assembly says the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney- General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, challenging the amended Electoral Act 2022.
Jurisdiction is the scope of the power a court has to hear a particular case.
Messrs Buhari and Malami filed their suit at the Supreme Court, seeking an interpretation of the controversial clause in the Electoral Amendment Act 2022.
According to section 84 (12) of the legislation, “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.”
But, the parliament in a preliminary objection filed by its lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, said the “court lacks the requisite jurisdiction to hear and determine this suit.”
Laying grounds of objection to the suit, the respondent’s lawyer argued that…
