Labour Party has won the case that restrict INEC from using a very known thug and Tinubu loyalist MC Oluomo to transport sensitive materials for election at Federal High Court Lagos.
Nigerian High Court Stops Electoral Body, INEC From Using Tinubu’s Loyalist, Oluomo To Distribute Election Materials
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.
The African Democratic Congress and Boot Party, and their governorship candidates, Mr. Funsho Doherty and Wale Oluwo, are also named in the suit.
In a motion on notice filed and argued before the court, the applicants’ lawyer, Abass Arisekola Ibrahim, sought 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 personnels 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 personnel in Lagos State.
