Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that Section Fifty two subsection two of the Electoral Act, 2022, cited by counsel to the party, Monday Mawah, provided for voting and transmission of results in accordance with the procedure to be determined by INEC.
The LP, through its lawyer, had, on August 22, 2022, filed the originating summons, to sue INEC as a sole respondent.
The LP sought two injunctive reliefs in the event that the question was resolved in its favour.
Mawah in his argument submitted that in view of the provisions of the law, manual collation of results was unknown to the Electoral Act 2022 and therefore must be rejected or disallowed by the court.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Nwite said the commission is at liberty to prescribe or choose the manner in which election results shall be transmitted.
