The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has been thrown into temporary confusion.
The Court on Monday stopped INEC from using the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to transport materials and personnel in the forthcoming general elections.
The Court pronounced the directive pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by the Labour Party and five others restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos made the pronouncement.
The court granted “an order of interlocutory injunction filed by the Labour Party and five others restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (defendant/respondent), whether by itself or by its officers, affiliates, servants, privies or agents or any person acting or purporting to act for and on behalf howsoever from taking any steps or further steps whatsoever in furtherance of the engagement or appointment or consummating the appointment of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks Management Committee or any of its commercial bus drivers to distribute 2023 election materials and personnel in Lagos State pending the hearing and determination the substantive suit.”
