The Court of Appeal, Benin Division, yesterday, granted the prayers of five prisoners, seeking the order of the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include all prisoners in the voter register. Justice S. Oseji delivered the lead judgment on behalf of Justice Helen Ogunwumiju. The appeal was filed by five inmates- […]
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Appeal Court upholds prisoners’ right to vote
Tony Osauzo, Benin The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City, yesterday, in landmark judgment, granted an appeal seeking to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include names of Nigeria citizens in prisons across the country in its voters register. The court, however, refused to grant a declaration that INEC should liaise with […]
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