The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from using the services of chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo, to distribute election materials.
Justice Chukwuemeka Aneke, granted the prayer of the Labour Party that alleged that that Oluomo have engaged in political violence and thuggery
“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 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.”
Wakadaily gathered that the Human Rights Writers’ Association had rejected the plan by INEC to engage MC Oluomo-led parks management for election logistics.
In a statement signed by the National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, said “The plan of INEC to use the organisation led by a known APC member who has been seen in many rallies of Bola Tinubu in Lagos, Ogun, Kwara, Osun, Ekiti and other places is condemnable and anti-democratic. HURIWA rejects this in all entirety.
“Apparently, the Lagos Resident Electoral commissioner is working for Tinubu and APC. INEC needs to immediately redeploy him for electoral integrity if any at all will be achieved in the next election.
Also, HURIWA demands that INEC finds an alternative to the Central Bank of Nigeria and not keep sensitive and non-sensitive materials in the custody of the apex bank headed by a known APC member and in fact a former presidential aspirant of the ruling party. This is totally wrong,” said a statement signed by the National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko.”
