NGOs take FG to ECOWAS Court over independent candidacy

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has fixed July 3 for a case filed against Nigeria’s central government over the delay in the passage of the Bill on independent candidacy.

The case was instituted by two Non-Governmental Organisations who are asking the court to hold Nigeria responsible for the violation of their rights following the delay in the passage of the bill allowing independent candidates to contest elections.