Nigeria: Controversy Trails Supreme Court Verdict On New Cross River Wards

Calabar — Conflicting interpretations are trailing the Supreme Court's verdict on the new wards created by the Cross Rivers State government to ensure that the remnants of Bakassi are not disenfranchised.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that the court did not permit election to be conducted in the three new Ikang wards of Bakassi as created by Law Number 7, 2007 of the state.

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