Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Lagos, Akwaibom etc have Fed. Constituencies with more than 4 state Constituencies.
The stakeholders from Kogi East in the ongoing INEC engagement with Constituents for the restoration of suppressed Constituencies in Kogi state, has demanded full implementation of the three different judgements by the Federal High Courts.
This is as the stakeholders warned against compromise in the implementation of the judgements, noting that it has the tendency to implode litigations that will cost the state its cherish peace and mutual coexistence.
Speaking to the press, at the end of the Stakeholders and constituents engagement with INEC on Tuesday 5 May 2026 in Lokoja, Barrister Fred Amodu on behalf of suppressed Constituencies in Kogi East, commended the leadership of INEC for their bold and decisive action to operationalize the High courts judgements pursuant to the restoration of the suppressed state constituencies in kogi state.
He said, the Press briefing was to make a case for the suppressed Constituencies in Kogi East while underscoring the relevance of restoring the Constituencies, as it will serve to foster good governance and to ensure that government is brought closest to the grassroots.
He added that INEC as a body in pursuant to the numbers of Federal High Courts Judgements is directed to ensure that those affected Constituencies are restored , especially those from Kogi East based on First and second judgements of 2014 and 2026 vide suit No FHC / FkJ/ CS/ 19/ 2014 and suit number FHC/ FKJ/ CS/23/ 2016 respectly.
Barrister Amodu stated that the first judgement was for the restoration of suppressed Ogugu state constituency which was suppressed by INEC even as the second suit emanated from the state government having discovered that number of state constituencies from Kogi East were suppressed by INEC which the court adjudicated in favour of the plaintiff but however, INEC did not implement the judgement.
He added that earlier in the year 2026, there was another judgement concerning the restoration of the suppressed Constituencies and INEC in reviewing those cases , has caused constituents and stakeholders to make contributions to the implementation.
The legal mind, noted that the position of kogi East was that there was a valid court judgement for ten years without implementation, maintaining that no amount of opinions can invalidate the position of the law., unless it was set aside by a higher court.
He said in view of the sanctity of court Judgements as regards suppressed Constituencies in Kogi East, INEC is mandated to ensure full compliance with the judgement delivered first in 2014, and 2016 and now 2026 , hinting that no amount of consultations, no human beings on earth has the power to vary, dictate, choose and pick a part of the judgements that they want to enforce.
According to him, section 287 provided that institutions must ensure full compliance and enforcement of the judgement and INEC is not an exemption., acknowledging the stakeholders meeting to guide their work, but charge them to ensure that every judgement delivered per the suppressed Constituencies must be complied.
While commending INEC for the bold steps to correct the injustice meted to Kogi East urge them to harmonize and implement all the court Judgements.
* This is one case that justice was delayed, but never denied. We pray to INEC to follow the dictate of the judgement religiously. There were arguments that was tendered by various stakeholders. Some noted that a federal constituency cannot have more than four state constituencies. Section 19, sub section 122,123 of the Constitution does not set limits in which Federal constituencies-would have number of state constituencies under it
” We have plethora of examples of Federal constituencies- with more than four state constituencies. We have in Nasarawa, Lagos, Oyo, Bayelsa states and why kogi state should be an exemption .Once , a court has decided that it was suppressed, even if, it was once created INEC is mandated to ensure that those constituencies are restored even if there would be any other considerations. Anything outside this is unacceptable. It will lead to litigations that may not serve any good for the state.”
While commending all those who have worked and working hard to ensure seamless implementation of the judgement assured INEC of kogi East’s maximum cooperation for the success of the delineation.
