A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted the prayer of the Labour Party, LP, seeking an order to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from using the chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages, Musliu Akinsanya, populalry known as MC Oluomo from distributing election materials in Lagos.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, the presiding judge, granted the order on Monday.
The court restrained the electoral body (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 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 of the substantive suit.
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