{"id":96163,"date":"2022-06-20T18:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96163"},"modified":"2022-06-20T18:54:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:54:37","slug":"breaking-court-issues-fresh-order-on-inec-s-voter-registration-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-court-issues-fresh-order-on-inec-s-voter-registration-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Court issues fresh order on INEC \u2018s voter registration deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered by the Federal High Court in Abuja not to stopped voter registration on 30 June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had in early June filed the lawsuit against INEC asking the court to \u201cdeclare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible Nigerians to exercise their rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the suit, SERAP had asked the court for \u201can order restraining INEC, its agents, privies, assigns, or any other person(s) claiming through it from discontinuing the continuous voters\u2019 registration exercise from the 30th June 2022 or any other date pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the suit has adjourned to June 29, 2022 for the hearing of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction.<\/p>\n<p>Details loading\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered by the Federal High Court in Abuja not to stopped voter registration on 30 June 2022. 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