The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that the deletion of section 84 Subsection 12 of the Electoral Act 2022 is a work in progress.
A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, had ordered for the deletion of the section from the amended electoral act.
Malami, according to a report by the Cable on Wednesday, said the federal government is taking the necessary steps towards implementing the court’s decision.
He said, “Whether it has been deleted or has not been deleted, is indeed a function of agencies of government and associated, relevant parastatals.
“But the true position of it in that respect is the fact that government printers, and indeed Law Reform Commission, among others, that are responsible for the codification and gazetting of our laws, are working naturally, hand in hand with the office of the attorney general for the purpose of ensuring that what goes into our laws are indeed in line with the provision of the law.
“So what I am saying in essence, it is indeed a work in progress against the background of the fact that the Law Reform Commission is involved statutorily, which is a parastatal under the office of the attorney general, is a party to the process of codification.
“The government printers, which is saddled with the responsibility of gazetting our laws on the request of the office of the attorney general, is equally involved.
“And above all, as you rightly stated, the possibility of an appeal is equally there. So, what I am saying in effect is the deletion of section 84 Subsection 12 is a work in progress and is being considered as such.”
