Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, of Federal high court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to disengage the services of the chairman of the Lagos parks and garages, one Musiliu Akinsanya, known as MC Oluomo, for the distribution of election materials and movement of ad-hoc staff in the state on Saturday’s presidential election and March 11, governorship election.
The court gave the order in a suit filed by the Labour Party.
Recall that the INEC had said that they would be using the transporters led by MC Oluomo to distribute election materials because the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is an illegal organisation in the state.
But in granting an exparte application brought by Labour Party and five others, Justice Aneke restrained INEC from further use of the services of Musiliu Akinsanya.
The Labour Party had filed an interlocutory injunction “restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, 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.”
