- Nigeria sees judicial appeals to the Supreme Court, proposed INEC reforms, and legislative involvement in election petitions.
- The Supreme Court upheld INEC's appeal and set aside a Court of Appeal decision amidst ongoing electoral appeals by PDP and SDP.
The Supreme Court upheld a statutory requirement, and the Peoples Democratic Party threatened legal action over candidate omissions.
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Updated Oct 23
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What happened
The Supreme Court upheld a statutory requirement, and the Peoples Democratic Party threatened legal action over candidate omissions.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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supreme court
highest court in a jurisdiction
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Independent National Electoral Commission
election commission in Nigeria
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Peoples Democratic Party
Nigerian political party founded 1998
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