The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing its voter register to the Rivers State Government’s electoral body for the state’s upcoming local government area (LGA) elections.
The court gave the order on Friday in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), which broadly challenges the legitimacy of the local elections being planned by the Rivers State Government led by a Peoples Democratic (PDP) governor.
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has already scheduled 15 October for the local government elections.
In his ruling, the judge, Peter Lifu, also barred the police and the State Security Service (SSS) from providing security for the state’s local government elections.
“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…
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