Court Reschedules Judgment on Kwara LG Election Dispute

The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, has rescheduled the judgment date for a lawsuit filed by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other parties concerning the conduct of local government elections in Kwara State. The new judgment date is set for September 17, 2024.

Justice Lifu vacated an interim order that had restrained the Kwara State government from conducting local government elections scheduled for September 21, 2024, on the grounds that the order had expired after 14 days. The court also dismissed a contempt charge filed by the PDP against the chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), Baba Okanla, for allegedly violating a valid court order.

The ruling was based on submissions made by Johnson Usman SAN, counsel for KWSIEC, and the Kwara State Attorney General.