Electoral Act: Three ministers resign, others in a fix

There were more questions than answers over the controversial Section of the Electoral Act twenty twenty-two, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, voided the ruling of a high court that nullified the controversial Section.
Although the appellate court, essentially, validated the controversial law, it said it would have ruled otherwise if the main suit was properly brought before it.
The law bars political appointees from seeking elective public office or voting as delegates in a party primary unless they resign their positions.
Delivering its judgment, a three-member panel of the appellate court headed by Justice Hamma Barka, held that the Federal High Court, Umuahia, lacked jurisdiction to have adjudicated the suit.
The appellate court further said the plaintiff, Nduka Edede, lacked the legal standing to have filed the case.
The panel also held that Edede did not establish any cause of action that would have given the grounds to approach the court over the matter.