He said the directive is directly in conflict with the provision of the Electoral Act and is not backed by any other law in the country.
“Our position is predicated on the clear provision of section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act which stipulated that “for the purposes of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 90 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day,” Mr. Ologbondiyan said.
“The clear import of this provision, in the current situation, is that given the postponement of the election to February 23, 2019, the 24 hours requirement for closure of all public campaigning falls at midnight of February 21.”
He said whenever INEC’s administrative pronouncement conflicts with the Electoral Act, such administrative pronouncement must bow before the law.
He charged INEC to be appropriately guided and directed its members to await further directives ahead of the reopening of its campaign.
The APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, earlier made a similar statement.
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