2023 Elections: Court Gives Final Order Stopping INEC From Using MC Oluomo

2023 Elections: Court Gives Final Order Stopping INEC From Using MC Oluomo

On Friday, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a perpetual injunction prohibiting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from contracting Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, to distribute 2023 election materials in Lagos State.

The order also prohibited the electoral body or any persons acting on its behalf from contracting, partnering, or appointing any of MC Oluomo’s members and/or drivers to distribute materials in the state.

This is Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke’s decision in a suit filed by the Labour Party, its governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-vivour, and four others.

African Democratic Congress, Boot Party, and their governorship candidates, Funsho Doherty and Wale Oluwo, are also named in the suit.

The court issued an interim order on the issue on Monday before adjourning to hear the substantive case.

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The substantive case was heard on Wednesday, and the court adjourned its decision until Friday (today).

The applicants through their lawyer, Abass Ibrahim, in a motion on notice filed and argued before the court, had asked for the following reliefs: “a declaration that the appointment, partnership, or contracting of Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks Management Committee by INEC to distribute 2023 election materials and personnel in Lagos State violates Section 26 and 27 of the Electoral Act 2022 and consequently unlawful, null and void.

“A declaration that the appointment, partnership, or contracting of Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks Management Committee (established by Governor Babajide SanwoOlu, the APC gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State) 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.

“A declaration that the appointment, partnership, or contracting of Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo-led Lagos State Parks Management Committee or any of its members and/or drivers by INEC to distribute 2023 election materials and personnels in Lagos State is unlawful, wrongful, unjust and/or unreasonable and should be immediately stopped.

“An order setting aside any partnership, undertaking, contract and/or MOU of any form or nature executed by Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, the Lagos State Parks Management Committee or any of ifs members and/or drivers with INEC to distribute election materials and personnels in Lagos State.

“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 personnels in Lagos State.”

The reliefs were listed as ‘reliefs one to five.

Despite being served with all of the processes in the suit as ordered by the court, INEC did not file a response to the suit and was not represented by a lawyer.

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