A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has terminated Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) contract with the leader of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
INEC had sought the services of MC Oluomo in distributing election materials in Lagos state.
But, the presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, Monday, terminated the contract pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by the Labour Party and five others.
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.”
