A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the purpose of conducting the forthcoming local council elections in the state.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from releasing voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission for the purpose of conducting the forthcoming local council elections in the state.
The motion ex-parte was filed on behalf of the APC by a team of senior lawyers comprising Joseph Daudu, Sebastine Hon and Ogwu James Onoja, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria and brought pursuant to Section 13 of the Federal High Court Act, Order 26 Rules 1 and 3, Order 28 Rules 1 and 2, and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court as enshrined in Section 6 of the 1999 Constitution.the
Similarly, Justice Lifu restrained the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Service from participating or providing security protection for Rivers State Electoral Commission to conduct local government elections in the state. The interim orders are to remain in force pending the determination of the substantive suit in which the APC is challenging the propriety of the conduct of elections in Rivers local governments.
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