A Federal Excessive Courtroom in Ikoyi has refused requests to halt the election of Chairmen and Councillors into the 57 Native Authorities Councils and Native Council Growth Areas in Lagos State.
This was revealed in an announcement by the state Authorities on Friday, which revealed that the request was made by 11 political events.
The assertion get together learn, “Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko made the choice in a ruling delivered this morning, twenty third July 2021 in Swimsuit No FHC/L/CS/596/2021 which was filed by the Alliance of Social Democrats & 10 Different Political Events towards Lagos State Unbiased Electoral Fee and Lagos State Authorities.
“Justice Aluko within the ruling upheld the submissions of the Lagos State Legal professional-Basic and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo on behalf of the Lagos State Authorities.
“The Courtroom declined jurisdiction to listen to and decide the swimsuit searching for to cease the conduct of the election arising tomorrow twenty fourth July 2021.”
On account of the above determination, the elections into the 57 Native Authorities Councils and Native Council Growth Areas in Lagos State nonetheless holds on Saturday, twenty fourth July, 2021 as earlier scheduled.
The train, which might be performed by the Lagos State Unbiased Electoral Fee to elect chairmen and councillors, is anticipated to be held throughout the 20 native authorities areas and 35 native council growth areas of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, mentioned the Command had put measures in place to implement the restriction of motion throughout the state between 6am and 3pm, including that solely these on election obligation and important companies on the election day could be exempted.
“We guarantee the great individuals of Lagos State, LASIEC officers, candidates, accredited election observers and different actors within the election of satisfactory safety earlier than, throughout and after the elections,” he was quoted as saying in an announcement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer within the State, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
