The Federal High Court has issued (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, for a fair, impartial and expeditious determination of pre-election cases across the country.
The new practice direction was issued by the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice John Tsoho, on Tuesday.
This, the CJ said, is in exercise of the powers conferred on him by virtue of Sections 254, 285 (9), (10) and (14) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Sections 29 (5) and 88 (2) of the Electoral Act, 2026 and all other powers enabling him in that regard.
The FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine-Oby Christopher, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
The court said the practice directions are also aimed at ensuring that in all election matters, the parties focus on matters which are genuinely in issue.
