On whether issues bothering on Sections 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act are justiciable.
The combined provisions of sections 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) regulate the nomination of candidates for election through the internal mechanism of each political party. In otherwords, issue of nomination and sponsorship of candidates by political parties for election fall within the internal affairs of political parties and therefore not justiciable. Onuoha v. Okafor (1983) 2 SCNLR 244; Lado v. CPC (2012) ALL FWLR (Pt.607) 598 at 622; Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu v. Peoples Democratic Party and Ors. (2014) LPELR - 22115 (SC).
Shinkafi & Anor. v. Yari & Ors. [2016] 1 M. J. S. C (Pt. I) [Po 24] Paras. A-B
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