The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 relating to the qualification and disqualification of candidates seeking elective offices.
Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Muhammed Umar held that the suit lacked merit, ruling that the disputed sections of the Electoral Act complement, rather than contradict, the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
The NDC had dragged the Attorney General of the Federation, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Independent National Electoral Commission before the court seeking, among other reliefs, declarations that Sections 138 and 77(5) of the Electoral Act 2026 were unconstitutional.
It argued that the sections were inconsistent with constitutional provisions governing the qualification and disqualification of candidates, praying for a declaration that questions relating to the qualification of candidates could still be entertained after elections had
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