Guber Election: Allow Use Of Temporary Voters Cards, Court Orders INEC

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A  Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC in the March 18 gubernatorial election.

The order was delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Thursday after a suit was filed by two Nigerians seeking the use of TVCs in the general elections when Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are not available.

Justice Egwuatu maintained that the plaintiffs had been duly registered and captured in INEC’s database before the commencement of the general election.

The judge, however, said he was unable to grant prayer three which was to allow every eligible voter with a TVC to vote because the suit was not filed in a representative capacity.

‘This suit having not been brought in a representative capacity, I find myself unable to grant any relief under prayer three of the plaintiff’s application.”

The court said according to the law no part of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act stated that only PVCs could be used in an election but that the law under Section 47 provided for voter’s cards.