2027: Avoid technicalities, treat electronic evidence rigorously, INEC charges tribunals

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Joash Amupitan, urged members of the 2027 election petition tribunals to prioritize substantive justice and rigorously assess electronic evidence. He also called on tribunal members to maintain firm control of courtroom proceedings.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan SAN, has urged members of the 2027 Election Petition Tribunals to avoid technicalities that defeat substantive justice and to subject electronic evidence to rigorous scrutiny. He also told them to keep firm control of their courtrooms and let “truth of […] The post 2027: Avoid technicalities, treat electronic evidence rigorously, INEC charges tribunals appeared first on Vanguard News.