The president of the court of Appeal has admonished staff of the election registry to ensure they are not used as weapons to truncate the electoral process.
She noted that they should not see the election petitions brought before the court as an opportunity to make money to enrich themselves but rather build the nation’s justice system.
She made this statement at the capacity building workshop for tribunal secretariat staff.
An election like all facets of human endeavour has its shortcomings as the conduct of the election processes come with some problems.
The need to correct the problems encountered in the electoral process brought about the birth of the Election Tribunal which has been adequately provided for in the Constitution and the Electoral Act, of 2022.
The Court of Appeal being the penultimate Court is empowered to establish such Tribunals and have the Registries opened at least seven (7) days before the election.
The Registry is saddled with the responsibility of receiving Petitions and other Court Processes for filing, Service of Court Processes timeously on Parties, issuance of Hearing Notices, preparation of Court Proceedings and Orders, custody and safekeeping of the tribunal processes.
This training will serve as a forum for participants to share experiences wherein guidance will be provided and strategies devised for the strengthening of the Tribunals.
It is important for them as they will familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Practice Direction as it affects their performance at the Registry.
FG SECURES FUNDING, SET TO START REHABILITATION OF REFINERIES
The Federal Government says it has secured funding for the rehabilitation of three existing refineries to enhance the country’s domestic refining capacity.
This is as rehabilitation work on the porthacourt refinery which is capable of refining sixty thousand barrels of crude per day is set begin in the first quarter of this year .
Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva , disclosed this while giving a breakdown of his Ministry’s achievements at the sixteenth Edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard media series in Abuja.
The President Muhammadu Buhari Scorecard media series resumes with the spotlight on the Ministry of Petroleum.
The Minister of state takes the stage , to present his scorecard highlighting 9 priority areas for the oil and gas sector.
Some of the strategic priorities is to eradicate the smuggling of PMS across Nigeria’s borders , completion of its Gas flare commercialization programme, poverty eradication amongst others .
The Minister says though the government does not have powers to control the market forces in determining the price of PMS , it has secured funding to rehabilitate the country’s existing refineries.
He says this development will help reduce the Price of PMS and increase accessibility to the product.
Minister of Information and Culture says the Buhari Administration has recorded unprecedented Achievements in every Sector and has set the country on the path of achieving self sufficiency.
