Nigeria: Appeal court nullifies judgement on Rivers LG polls — Africa Links 24

An Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the judgement of the Federal High Court, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from releasing voters register to the River State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, for the conduct of October 5 of the state local government polls.

Recall that a judgement delivered by Peter Lifu of the Abuja Division Federal High Court had barred the INEC from releasing voters register to RSIEC for the conduct of the…