Enugu North senatorial by-election: Labour Party drags INEC to court over exclusion

The Labour Party, LP, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging what it described arsenic the wrongful exclusion of its campaigner from the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to instrumentality spot on 20th June 2026.

It volition beryllium recalled that the Enugu North Senatorial District spot became vacant pursuing the unfortunate demise of the precocious Senator Okey Ezea of the Labour Party, who passed distant connected 18th November 2025.

Following the merchandise of INEC’s timetable for the behaviour of by-elections crossed the country, including that of Enugu North Senatorial District, the Labour Party formally notified INEC connected 11th May 2026 of its volition to behaviour its senatorial superior for the intent of the by-election connected 25th May 2026.

At the superior election, Amb. Simon Ejike Eze emerged arsenic the statement campaigner of the party.

The enactment said it is, however, acrophobic that contempt complying with each statutory requirements and procedural guidelines, it was denied entree to upload the particulars of its campaigner connected INEC’s information portal.

“Up until the adjacent of the submission model connected 2nd June 2026, the enactment made respective efforts, including ceremonial protests and correspondences to the Com...