A decision whether or not the November 7 runoff will go on as planned now rests with Associate Justice Kabineh M. Ja’neh, presiding chamber justice of the Supreme Court, who is expected to make the decision today. In counterargument, NEC lawyer Musa Dean said they have not violated any provision of the constitution. Article 83 (c ) of the 1986 Constitution provides that “The returns of the elections shall be declared by the Elections Commission not later than fifteen days after the casting of ballots. Any party or candidate who complains about the manner in which the elections were conducted or who challenges the results thereof shall have the right to file a complaint with the Elections Commission. Such complaint must be filed not later than seven days after the announcement of the results of the elections.”

Source: Daily Observer October 31, 2017 02:26 UTC