The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) scheduled 15 October for the local government elections.
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“An order is hereby made directing the 1st to the 5th defendants to maintain the status quo ante bellum and not to do any act or take any further steps towards the conduct of the Local Government Election in Rivers State slated for 5 October 2024 pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction,” the judge ordered.
The party filed the main suit on 15 July to stop INEC from releasing the register of voters in Rivers State to RSIEC for the conduct of the 15 October LGA elections. Therefore, he argued that the election notice issued by RSIEC “is unlawful, null and void for non-compliance with the mandatory requirements of the law.”On 18 July, APC’s legal team led by Joseph Daudu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , filed an ex parte motion seeking an urgent restraining order against the defendants.
However, 27 state lawmakers, loyal to Mr Wike, amended the local government administration law to extend the chairpersons’ tenure by six months and stripped Governor Fubara of the power to appoint a caretaker committee. The party said the notice would have enabled INEC to stop the continuous voter registration and update the register at least 90 days before the election.
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