Kwara Govt, KWASIEC Deny Contempt Allegation by PDP

Date: 2024-09-12

According to a report from The Nation, Kwara State Government and the state's Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) have objected to a motion by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing them of being in contempt of an order made by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The PDP claimed, in the motion filed by its lawyer, Ademola Abimbola that the KWASIEC was in disobedience of an interim order made on July 29 by Justice Peter Lifu, restraining parties from taking any step pending the determination of a suit filed by the PDP against plans to conduct local government election in Kwara State on September 21.

In their response, Kwara State Government and KWASIEC denied the allegations and argued among others, that the motion was "incurably defective, fatally incompetent and maliciously filed".

They prayed the court to dismiss it, as it constituted a distraction.

Arguing the motion yesterday, Abimbola alleged that the KWASIEC, through a letter dated August 28, addressed to the state's chairman of the PDP, invited the party to a peace meeting despite the pendency of the court's order restraining parties from taking any step, pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The PDP lawyer argued that such act constituted contempt of court, which should be penalised.

Lawyer to the Kwara State Government and KWASIEC, Johnson Usman (SAN), argued that the electoral body was not in contempt of court as claimed by the PDP.

Usman contended that the pendency of a case should not prevent KWASIEC from fostering peace.

He faulted the competence of the motion by the PDP, which he argued, was neither personally served on the alleged contemnor nor served on it through substituted means.

Usman, who also queried the court's jurisdiction to hear the case, noted that the allegation was based on an order that his clients had already applied to be set aside.

Justice Lifu adjourned till September 17 for ruling.

In the substantive suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1061/2024, PDP is contending among others, that the KWASIEC was in grievous contravention, breach and violation of sections 9, 28, 29 and 106 of the Electoral Act 2022, Sections 20 (1) and 21 (1) of Kwara State Local Government Electoral (Amendment) Law, 2024.

PDP claimed that all the conditions and precedents stipulated in Local Government Electoral laws in Kwara State were allegedly deliberately ignored by KWASIEC under unacceptable circumstances.

It alleged that KWSIEC had applied to INEC for the register of voters in Kwara to use the same in the conduct of the local government polls.

The party said the action was in breach and violation of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, Electoral Act, 2022, as well as Kwara State Local Government Electoral (Amendment) Law, 2024.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Mazars Consulting     Erubu Oba Zubair     Sebastine Obasi     CACOVID Palliatives     Bukola Saraki     Bilikis Oladimeji     Goodluck Jonathan     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Sa\'adu Gambari     Amos Justus Sayo     Ajia-Bako     MATTA Girls Foundation     Yusuf Mubarak     Wahab Egbewole     Muritala Awodun     Oniye     Opobiyi     Isaac Gbenle     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ibrahim Mohammed     Alabere     Elesie Of Esie     Kubra Kazum     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Yekini Adio     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Onikijipa     Sherif Sagaya     Bashir Adigun     Abubakar Baba     Turaki Of Ilorin     Ayinde Oki     Bareke     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Al-Hikmah University     Chikanda     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Balogun-Ojomu     Quran     Hijab     Kawu     Garment Factory     Umaru Saro     Titus Ashaolu     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Issa Manzuma     Kumbi Titilope     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Kwara State Football Association     Abiodun Oyedepo     Kehinde Boyede     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Zaratu Umar     Amusa Bello     ER-KANG Mining     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Baba Issa Awoye     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Akanji     Kayode Zubair     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Ubandawaki     Eghe Igbinehi     Abraysports FC     Moji Makanjuola     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Universal Basic Education Commission     11th Galadima     Shehu Adaramaja     SWAN     Toyin Abdullahi     Buhari     Olayinka Are    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Offa Grammer School     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Tunde Saad     Sidikat Alaya     Sunset Workers     Ramadan     Sarah Jubril     Michael Nzwekwe     Joseph Bamigboye     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Bolakale Saka     KWATMA     Ilorin Central Mosque     Saadu Yusuf     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Oye Tinuoye     Saeedat Aliyu     Doyin Agbamu     Baruten     Christopher Odetunde     Presidential Election     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Stephen Fasakin     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Jimoh Bashir     Babaloja-General     Jebba     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Modibo Kawu     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Bayo Ajia     Kwara     Col. Adedipe     Ilorin South     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Kunle Akogun     Hamidu Olowo     Logun     Www.Kwarareports.com     John Mayokun Dada     MATTA Girls Foundation     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     AbdulRahman Saad     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     IHS     Shururat Olatinwo     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Kuliyan Geri     Playing Host     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Oke-Odo     Folorunsho Alao     Lawan     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Maigidasanma     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Dumagi     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Yaru     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Mohammed Lawal     Lanre Olosunde     Sobi Specialist Hospital     NITDA     Kayode Zubair     Isapa     Arandun     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Gbajabiamila     Yusuf Lawal     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Turaki     A.O. Belgore