A federal high court in Ikoyi has declined requests of 11 political parties to stop the holding the holding of the chairmen and councillors election into the 57 local government councils and local council development areas in Lagos state. The ruling was made by Honorable Justice Akintayo Aluko, in suit No FHC/L/CS/596/2021 which was filed by the Alliance of Social Democrats & 10 Other Political Parties against Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and Lagos State Government. While upholding the submissions of the Lagos state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) on behalf of the state, The court declined jurisdiction to hear and determination the suit seeking to stop the conduct of the election. Also, the Court had declined similar request filed by the Youth Party against LASIEC & Another in Suit No FHC/L/CS/625/2021, and vacated the Interim Order of Injunction earlier granted in the matter on the 12th July, 2021. This means that the elections is expected to hold on Saturday, 24th July, 2021 as earlier scheduled. Lagos state government urged members of the public to come out and vote peacefully.
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