2015 Elections: APC Seeks Joinder In Suit To Stop Use Of PVCs

APC Logo The All Progressive Congress is moving to prevent the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from using Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the forthcoming elections until they have been joined as co-defendant in a suit instituted by a group, Society for Advancement and Protection of Public Rights. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, APC through its counsel, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN who led 11 other senior advocates of Nigeria ‎prayed the court for an order to join as a co-defendant in the suit, as its outcome will affect the chances of its candidates at the polls. He also informed the court that the suit cannot be effectively and finally determined without the joinder of the applicant and other participating political parties in the forthcoming general elections, as the reliefs sought would adversely affect the interest of the applicant and those of other political parties. The group had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation before the court seeking for an order restraining the electoral body from preventing Nigerians who do not have the permanent voters card from voting. The group also wants the court to restrain INEC from using card readers or other programmable machines which may interfere with‎ the constitutional right of any registered voter to vote. Justice Abdul Kafarati the trial judge later fixed February 23 for hearing. - See more at: http://www.aitonline.tv/post-2015_elections__apc_seeks_joinder_in_suit_to_stop_use_of_pvcs#sthash.wPAnIzCQ.dpuf