Olawepo-Hashim calls for disbandment of INEC over appeal court judgment

A former presidential candidate and chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has called for the disbandment of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following a recent Court of Appeal judgment on the Electoral Act.
Olawepo-Hashim said the appellate court’s decision exposed fundamental flaws in the administration of elections and raised serious concerns about the credibility of the electoral body.
In a statement, he argued that the judgment had rendered key provisions of the Electoral Act ineffective, insisting that far-reaching reforms were necessary to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process.
According to him, the ruli...