Court Refuses Obi’s Request To Stop INEC From Reconfiguring BVAS

Court has refused Obi’s request to stop INEC from reconfiguring the BVAS.

Glamtush reports that the court of appeal has refused the request of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections.

This online newspaper learnt that in the ruling delivered on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal led by Joseph Ikyegh, held that restraining the electoral commission would constrain INEC from conducting the March 11 elections.

In an application, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), had sought an order of the court “restraining the 1st respondent (INEC) from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection is conducted and certified true copies (CTC) of them issued.”