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A Federal High Court in Osun State has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruling on Monday in a suit by the state\u2019s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Justice Babs Kuewumi \u00a0 restrained INEC from allowing Rufus Oluwatoyin Akeju to supervise next month\u2019s elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court\u2019s decision was informed by INEC\u2019s failure to either enter an appearance or file a defence. \u00a0Plaintiff\u2019s lawyer Kehinde Adesiyan urged the court to give a ruling.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PDP alleged that the REC was likely to be biased against it because of his purported link with Lagos State. The electoral commission \u00a0and Akeju were named as defendants.<\/span><\/p>\n

PDP said Akeju is sympathetic to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) having allegedly hailed from Lagos State, which is controlled by the party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The plaintiff claimed that the REC\u2019s appointment might have been influenced by the Lagos State government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Major Raphael Ayotunde Towobola (rtd), a member of the Osun PDP\u2019s Elders Caucus averred, in a supporting affidavit, that prior to his appointment, Akeju lived and worked in Lagos as a Special Assistant in the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Federal High Court in Osun State has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state.\u00a0 Ruling on Monday in a suit by the state\u2019s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Justice Babs Kuewumi \u00a0 restrained INEC from allowing Rufus Oluwatoyin Akeju to supervise next month\u2019s elections. 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