Court upholds order restraining INEC from contracting Oluomo for materials distribution


Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, February 24, granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from employing the services of the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute 2023 election materials in the state.

 

Vanguard reports that Justice Aneke gave the order in a suit filed by Labour Party's governorship candidate in the state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and four others. The other applicants in the suit are: African Democratic Congress, Boot Party, and their governorship candidates, Funsho Doherty, and Wale Oluwo respectively.

 

Recall that the court had on Monday, February 20, granted an interim order on the issue before adjourning to hear the substantive case. A hearing in the substantive case came up on Wednesday after which the court adjourned till Friday (today) for its judgment.

 

The applicants through their lawyer, Abass Ibrahim, in a motion on notice filed 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 its 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.

 

At the hearing on Friday, INEC did not file any response to the suit, neither was it represented by any lawyer, despite been served with all the processes in the suit as ordered by the court.

 

by Linda Ikeji at 24/02/2023 1:22 PM
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Anonymous about 3 hours ago

So it would have been in place. Before, it was wetin concern agbero and overload, but now everything don concern agbero for Tinubu Lagos. Vote the right candidate my country people please.

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Anonymous about 1 hour ago

But INEC is still using the "Lagos drivers" who technically work for MC Oluomo?

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Peter about 3 hours ago

For this election,no time wayo

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The Lone Ranger about 2 hours ago

APC, that thing wey una dey find, una no go see am

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Anonymous about 2 hours ago

How would INEC respond when they were clearly engaging in daylight robbery of votes! If you trust yourself and capabilities why resort to misconduct?

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Anonymous about 1 hour ago

Linda the Biafraud , why is MC Oluomo a Yoruba man in Yoruba land your issue? Why have you Igbo bastards never concentrate on your evils? And why did your coward leader called Peter OBI did his mega final rally on Yoruba soil LAGOS? I taught Peter OBI was gov of Anambra for 8 years? Why did he not go back to his base and ipob followers to do his final mega rally? Atiku went back to Adamawa! Kwankwaso went back to Kano! Asiwaju went back to Lagos! Why did Peter OBI come back to Lagos for a final mega rally? Igbos are bastards. And I tell Yorubas all the time, you do not know the evil mind that Igbos have towards Yorubas! Just check your history and see all the evils of Igbos against other Nigerians particularly Yorubas.

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@RealTruth about 1 hour ago

May your children realise how evil you are for wanting ill to befall Nigeria through Tinubu

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@RealTruth about 1 hour ago

Mr sufferhead anon, Na una keep this Country like this by continuous acceptance of these wicked soûls as leaders- but YOU CANNOT CONTINUE IN JESUS NAME- IT IS ENOUGH, We Yoruba's cannot be termed illiterates for tribalism sake nor can we forget 10/20/20. IT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH! P.O OR MILITARY TAKE OVER- WHAT RUBBBBISH!

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Elaho about 1 hour ago

The why is because if the allow intellectual deprived people like you, that still stinking think. Couple with the compounding fooliness and brainless imaginations, that comes from nothing but the hate that has consume against your own brothers and country men. Lagos will still be a sham that it is now.

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Anonymous about 58 minutes ago

The pain and cancer in your heart is too much. Put your worries on Jesus. Tinubu is not from Lagos. Tinubu’s wife was senator representing Lagos for how many years ? But she’s from delta state. Omowunmi edet is from Osindele state, who repped Lagos for 8 hrs. Meaning, NIGERIA is for all you only have state of ORIGIN but you can live and work anywhere in the country.

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Anonymous about 1 hour ago

How in the world does an illiterate corrupt evil hooligan get to distribute voting card when he is a campaigner for APC and a tool in the hand of the devil . How???. Tinubu is not interested in the welfare of Nigeria.

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Anonymous about 43 minutes ago

@tribalistic, bigot anonymous you're a big senseless Fool, for talking about tribes. Yoruba He-Goat...

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