A Federal High Court, Abuja has been approached to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from further conducting the re-run election ordered in Imo North Senatorial District by the Court of Appeal, Owerri.
The suit filed by Igwe Maduakolam and marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/23/2016 joined INEC and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the last election into Imo North Senatorial Zone, Senator Athan Nneji Achonu as defendants.
Among the relief sought by Maduakolam is an order of perpetual injunction restraining INEC from conducting or attempting to conduct any further re-run/fresh election into the Imo north Senatorial District till 2019, having failed to conduct the re-run election within the 90 days ordered by the court of Appeal in suit CA/OW/EPT/SN/52/2015.
The plaintiff also asked the court to declare that INEC cannot conduct the said Imo North Senatorila District, Okigwe rerun election outside the 90 days ordered by the Court of Appeal, Owerri in accordance with Section 140(2) of the Electoral Act.
Finally, Maduakolam wants an order of the court directing Senator Athan Nneji Achonu to continue in office as the Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District since INEC has failed to conduct the rerun election within the timeline ordered by the Court of Appeal, Owerri in its judgement of December 11, 2015 in suit No: CA/OW/EPT/SN/52/2015.
Meanwhile, Justice John Tsoho has fixed May 4, 2016 for preliminary hearing.
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