INEC denies disobeying court order in Action Alliance case

By Omeiza Ajayi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming it disobeyed a judgement of the Federal High Court successful Osogbo, Osun State, successful a lawsuit involving the Action Alliance (AA).

In a connection issued connected Thursday by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC described the reports arsenic “misleading and mischievous,” stressing that the Commission has already complied with the court’s bid delivered connected September 29, 2025.

According to the Commission, the judgement directed INEC to admit the AA enforcement elected connected October 7, 2023, successful Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Olumekun explained that INEC filed compliance processes astatine the Federal High Court successful Osogbo connected October 6, 2025, tendering its website dashboard arsenic grounds of designation of the party’s executive.

He noted, however, that a quality arose erstwhile the judgement creditors alleged partial compliance, claiming that the sanction of the party’s National Chairman, Rufai Omoaje, was omitted.

INEC clarified that the omission was intentional, arsenic Omoaje’s removal arsenic president is the taxable of a pending entreaty earlier the Supreme Court, pursuing a Court of Appeal judgement that had earlier sacked him.

“The judgement of the Court of Appeal is superior to that of the Federal High Court. Hence, the Commission cannot database Omoaje’s sanction portion the appellate court’s determination remains successful force,” Olumekun stated.

He urged media organizations to verify facts earlier publication, informing that inaccurate reports could mislead the nationalist and distort judicial processes.

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