…Awards ₦2m costs The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging the leadership of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP), ruling that the case lacked merit and had become purely academic. In a unanimous judgment delivered yesterday, the apex court also imposed a ₦2 million cost against INEC’s counsel. Recall that INEC had asked the court to overturn an October 17 decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which upheld a Federal High Court ruling compelling the electoral body to recognise SDP…
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