A Federal High Court in Lagos State has finally stopped the Nigerian electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), its agencies and any individual acting under the commission’s directives from engaging Lagos State Parks Management Committee, being controlled by Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya a.k.a MC Oluomo, or any of its members and/or drivers to distribute 2023 election materials and personnel in the state.
The decision was made by Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke while delivering judgement in a suit filed by the Labour Party, its governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-vivour, and four others.
"A declaration that the appointment, partnership, or contracting of Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks Management Committee and any of its members and/or drivers by INEC to distribute election materials and personnels in Lagos State will give room for election sabotage, manipulation, and rigging in favour of the APC and consequently unlawful and illegal.
"An order of perpetual injunction restraining INEC and/or their privies or any persons acting under their directions from contracting, partnering of appointing Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, Lagos State Parks Management Committee or any of its members and/or drivers to distribute 2023 election materials and personnel in Lagos State.
"Paragraphs 1-6 of the said affidavit merely introduced the parties in this suit. In paragraphs 7 and 8 of the affidavit, the deponent deposed to facts which he premised as follows: “1 am aware ...and | know ...”without giving particulars as to how he was aware of the facts or how he knew the facts and thereby contravening the provisions of Section 115, and of the Evidence Act, 2011.”
"In paragraph 10 of the said affidavit, Exhibit 2, referred to therein to prove the deposition in the said paragraph is a photocopy of a letter written to the Defendant. tt was stamped received by the Defendant . Being part of the records of the Defendant, it is a photocopy of a public document. Exhibit 2 not being the original letter and not being a certified true copy of a public document is not admissible in evidence.
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