Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and presidential aspirant, Godswill Akpabio, while appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, has declared that the section of the Electoral Act as amended, which asked aspirants to resign government positions is unconstitutional.
He said, “In terms of section 84(12), it speaks about elections. If you wish to go into primary, you should try to resign before you go there.
“Even before Mr. President signed the bill, he had mentioned that it was not in line with the Nigerian constitution which contemplates 30 days before elections.
“So, no matter the act of parliament, no matter the law, the constitution is superior to any act of parliament. Moreover, it was shut down by a court of competent jurisdiction somewhere in Umuahia. So for now that law doesn’t exist.”
He adds that he is not worried out the outcome of the appeal as the constitution would prevail.
