Tribunal: INEC cannot birth credible elections, unless unbundled – Adegboruwa

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot ‘birth’ credible elections in the country unless the body is unbundled, Legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) while reacting to the tribunal judgment that upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu, Adegboruwa discussed that INEC must be unbundled and dismantled urgently.

His words: “verdict should be a reason for sober reflection by all, especially for the parties in court, their lawyers and all lovers of democracy, the petitions could have been decided purely on points of law and within few days of the election.

There can be no real victory in the resolution of the legal issues by the court when the fabric of our democratic engagements seem to have been hijacked and compromised. Part of the lesson in this process is for us to go back and review the electoral process and the litigations following it.

INEC as it is presently constituted cannot birth any credible election in Nigeria.

There was too much expectation that the status quo will be upturned, whereas many of the principles of law canvased had long been settled by the apex court.

The principles of presumption of regularity of elections and that of substantial conformity make it extremely difficult to prosecute elections successfully.