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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has said that the Judiciary should not determine the winners of election, saying judges are not suited for such responsibility.
He said the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct credible elections created the avenue for the judiciary.
The SAN stated this during an interview on the Politics Today programme on Channels TV, on Friday.
He said, “It is very clear that Nigerians have a long way to go in terms of ensuring that credible elections are conducted. Elections that will be devoid of acrimony. The election that all of us will be proud of but we are still a long way from there even with judgement. Yes, for now, the presidential election is concluded.
‘It should have been concluded in February but it has just been concluded by the Supreme Court and it shouldn’t be so. The Judiciary should not determine the winners of elections. Judges are not suited to determine the winners of elections. That is a job reserved for INEC if things are done properly. That is why we must put an end to the shame that becomes our law in terms of conducting elections.’
