Nigerians In Diaspora Sue Nigeria, Buhari, & INEC Over The 2023 Elections 

Barrister Chikwe Nkemnacho and Kenneth Azubuike Nkemnacho, who both live in the United Kingdom, are the plaintiffs in the case. They filed it on behalf of all Nigerians living abroad in the diaspora.

By Omotayo Olutekunbi

To enforce their basic right to vote in the general elections of 2023, Nigerians who reside in the UK and other countries have brought President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

They request in their lawsuit that the court halt Buhari and INEC from continuing the campaign for the 2023 elections until INEC’s voter registration and bio-database have been updated to include them as registered voters.

Barrister Chikwe Nkemnacho and Kenneth Azubuike Nkemnacho, who both live in the United Kingdom, are the plaintiffs in the case. They filed it on behalf of all Nigerians living abroad in the diaspora.

They ask the court to declare them eligible to participate in the electoral process by registering to vote in 2023 and all elections, regardless of where they are domiciled globally, by sections 13, 14, 42, and 17 of the 1999 Constitution, in the lawsuit brought on their behalf by Augustine Temfeh-Nkemnacho.

The plaintiffs also asked the court to issue a second ruling saying that INEC still has time to adhere to the terms of sections 13, 14, and 15 of the 1999 Constitution.

They said that their basic rights, as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution, would be flagrantly infringed if they were not permitted to vote in the 2023 elections and later ones.

The lawsuit’s mention and the deadline for the defendants to submit their corresponding replies have been set for January 19, 2023, by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, who will hear the case.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, INEC, the Chairman of INEC, and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are the first through fourth defendants in the lawsuit, respectively.