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INEC chair decries delay in electoral offences prosecutions

The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated that electoral offences are slow to prosecute due to lack of time-bound regulations and priority in the judicial system.
Yakubu highlighted a recent case where it took nearly six years to prosecute a Returning Officer in Akwa Ibom State, illustrating the delays in the system.
INEC is currently prosecuting 774 alleged offenders from the 2023 General Election, with successful convictions reported in Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Kwara, and Gombe States.
Yakubu urged for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal to ensure faster justice and called on the media to support this advocacy for electoral reform.

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Daily Trust

Why prosecution of election offences is slow - INEC - Daily Trust

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated why the prosecution of electoral offences are slow. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Friday at the first regular quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja. Yakubu said a major obstacle to the speedy dispensation of justice is that electoral offences are not time-bound as is the case with post-election offences through the tribunals and were also not acc…

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African Examiner

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