Tuesday 24 March 2015

Court bars use of the Army in the forthcoming election!

Image result for nigerian soldiersIt was reported yesterday that a Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Nigerian Armed Forces have no role in the conduct of elections in the country.
The court relied on a recent Court of Appeal ruling that barred the use of soldiers in the conduct of elections, stating that it was a violation of Section 217(2)(c) of the Constitution and Section 1 of the Armed Forces Act.
The appellate court had also relied on a judgment by a Federal High Court in Sokoto last January also barring the use of armed forces in the conduct of elections.
The latest ruling says the Nigerian government should not deploy soldiers at polling units, a plan that had generated controversy between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.
What do you think of this new development?I thought with the current state of the country , that the army will help in protecting the citizens during the elections especially in the troubled states.

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