Ekiti council polls: Court dismisses ADC suit against EKSIEC

The Ekiti State High Court sitting successful Ado-Ekiti has dismissed a suit filed by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, challenging the guidelines for the December 12, 2026, section authorities and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, elections.

The suit was instituted against the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, and its Chairman, Justice Cornelius Ilori Akintayo, rtd, seeking to invalidate the guidelines issued for the behaviour of the forthcoming elections.

A connection issued by EKSIEC Information Commissioner, Soji Oloketuyi, connected behalf of the commission’s chairman, said the lawsuit was initially filed astatine the Federal High Court, which subsequently transferred it to the State High Court for adjudication.

Delivering judgement successful the suit, Justice S.B.J. Bamise dismissed the enactment successful a 76-page judgment, describing the plaintiffs arsenic “meddlesome interlopers” who, according to the court, sought to truncate the forthcoming section authorities elections.

The tribunal besides awarded costs of N100,000 successful favour of EKSIEC and the different suspect successful the suit, marking a ineligible improvement successful the commission’s preparations for the December 12 elections.

The committee said the judgement followed the ADC’s situation to the electoral guidelines, arsenic preparations proceed for the behaviour of the 2026 section govern...