A Federal High Court in Abuja has vacated an ex-parte order which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) from releasing the National Voter Register to the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) for the purpose of conducting local government election in the state.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has vacated an ex-parte order which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, from releasing the National Voter Register to the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission for the purpose of conducting local government election in the state. The order issued on July 29 was lifted by Justice Peter Lifu on the ground that it has expired by the provisions of the law having lasted for more than 14 days.
The court had also stopped KWSIEC and the State Attorney General from receiving, accepting or using the national voter register or any part relating to Kwara State from the electoral body for the Council’s election in Kwara State tate. Justice Lifu issued the orders while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by PDP and arged by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Kehinde Ogunwumiju.
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