Olisa Agbakoba, a legal eminence, stated that if the judicial systems are really proactive, presidential election petitions might be resolved in April.
He pointed out that there was tension surrounding the need for an interim government since some anticipated that the tribunal’s decision might not come before May 29.
According to Agbakoba, orders and directives are given impermissibly in arbitration cases to deal with tricky jurisdictional and procedural concerns.
In his remarks on Monday, he asked the presidential election tribunal to modify the processes that are well-known for bringing arbitration cases to a swift conclusion.
The Labour Partys (LP’s candidate Peter Obi, who claims to have won the election on February 25, cited a number of problems, which were stated by the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
A candidate may be allowed to run for office if he is also a senatorial candidate; the interpretation of Section 134 of the 1999 Constitution; issues relating to the qualification of APC candidates; and more, he added.
Agbakoba stated that if the petitions were arbitration cases, the arbitrator may give a procedural directive to resolve all complicated disagreements and provide “a partial final decision.”
The SAN ordered the Supreme Court and the tribunal to issue the order, resolve the jurisdictional concerns brought up, and issue a final summary decision.
“The petitions can be decided between the tribunal and Supreme Court in seven (seven) days from today. This would bring down the heat in Nigeria about the topic of an interim administration, etc.,” he continued.
According to Agbakoba, the requisite speed would be a drastic break from the current practise, in which case management has little influence over judicial decisions.
“Our judges must shout loudly that justice must be served quickly. This is absolutely required in the presidential petitions process, he said.
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