A group called Govindex Leadership, Empowerment, and Development Foundation, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to court.
It argued that the commission failed to comply with the relevant laws in the conduct of the February 25 presidential election.
The group insisted INEC violated Section 160(1) of the 1999 Constitution and sections 60(5) and 148 of the Electoral Act 2022.
It hence filed the suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja, the group, through its lawyer, Ifeanyi Nrialike.
The group demanded the prosecution of INEC officials who allegedly compromised the integrity of the February 25 presidential election.
The foundation and six other plaintiffs are asking INEC, the sole defendant in the suit, to compile a list of its staff and ad hoc, who conducted the February 25 presidential and parliamentary elections for criminal prosecution.
They insisted that the electoral body deliberately carried out an infraction on the constitution and the Electoral Act, saying it would amount to disregard for the rule of law if the erring INEC officials were not brought to justice.
They are demanding that INEC electronically transmit election results through its “Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or any other technology, especially the Result Viewing Portal.”
Furthermore, they were seeking prosecution of those who flouted the Electoral Act by not “uploading the results immediately and in real-time after completion of the polling units voting.”
In the originating summons, the plaintiffs urged the court to direct the office of the Inspector General of Police to investigate the officials within 14 days.
The court has yet to fix a date for the hearing in the suit.
