The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said it had withdrawn and reissued over 70 certificates of return after the 2019 general elections. Okoye said that one of the biggest challenges facing the commission was the large number of pre-election matters that were still pending in various courts of law. “As of today, the commission has a total of 809 pre-election matters while we have just 800 post-election matters, so the implication is that we have more pre-election matters than post-election. “It is really a source of concern that up till today, there are still a number of cases arising from pre-election matters in courts,’’ he said. He said this is because the fourth alteration, gave the court of first instance a total of 180 days within which to determine cases and issues arising from pre-election matters.

Source: Punch June 19, 2019 18:33 UTC