Court restrains 19 political parties from halting Kano LG polls

A Kano State High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining 19 political parties from taking any actions to hinder the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from organising and conducting the upcoming local government elections. Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji delivered the ruling on Tuesday, following a motion ex parte filed on September 20 by […]

A Kano State High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining 19 political parties from taking any actions to hinder the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from organising and conducting the upcoming local government elections.

Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji delivered the ruling on Tuesday, following a motion ex parte filed on September 20 by KANSIEC, the plaintiff in the suit.

The defendants in the case include the Accord Party, Action Alliance, Labour Party, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and several other political parties.

In the ruling, the judge granted KANSIEC an interim injunction, stating: “The defendants are restrained from taking any actions that would impede the plaintiff’s statutory duties to organise, conduct, regulate and supervise the local government election in Kano State, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

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Justice Ma’aji also prohibited the defendants, including their agents and privies, from performing any acts that could disrupt KANSIEC’s efforts to oversee the elections.

The case has been adjourned until October 10 for the hearing of the motion on notice.