Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to nullify Sections 138 and 77(5) of the Electoral Act, 2026. The party argues that the provisions are inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution, as amended. NDC was officially registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on February 5. The party's legal representative, Vincent Ottaokpukpu, made the application before Justice [name omitted], requesting the court to strike down the contested sections. The suit challenges the legal validity of the specified sections without detailing the exact nature of the constitutional conflict. No date has been set for the hearing. The court has not issued any interim ruling on the matter.
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