Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
On Friday evening, Justice Lifu issued an order of interim injunction against INEC while delivering a ruling in a motion ex-parte brought before him by the All Progressives Congress (APC)
The motion ex-parte was filed on behalf of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by a team of senior lawyers and brought under Section 13 of the Federal High Court Act, Order 26 Rules 1 and 3, order 28 Rules 1 and 2, and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court as enshrined in Section 6 of the 1999 Constitution.
Furthermore, the judge also ordered the Rivers Electoral Commission and Rivers Attorney-General from receiving from INEC or using part of the National Voters Register relating to Rivers State to conduct local government elections in the state.
Additionally, Justice Lifu restrained the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Service (DSS) from participating or providing security protection for the Rivers State Electoral Commission to conduct local government elections in the state.
Recall that Governor Fubara recently released names of caretaker chairmen to all the Local government Areas in the state.
