BY: News Peddlers
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party and its supporters not to congregate at the Lekki toll gate for the #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally scheduled for October 1st, 2022.
The court also directed Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, and Abiodun Alabi, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, to ensure that the order was followed.
Justice Daniel Osiagor issued the order today while ruling on a motion for injunction filed by ten plaintiffs seeking to prevent the LP, its presidential candidate Peter Obi, his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed, one Julius Abure, and their supporters from holding the rally.
The court also ruled that, while Obi's supporters cannot stop at the Lekki toll gate, they can use it to get to the Falomo Bridge and other locations where the rally will be held.
The defendants' preliminary objection, which sought to prevent the court from hearing the motion on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction, could not be heard because all parties to the suit had not been served.
The hearing on the substantive suit has been rescheduled for November 4, 2022.
Adedotun Ajulo, Salamatu Suleiman Lewi, Hakeem Ijaduola, Ogunbona Akinpelu, Owolabi K. Oluwasegun, Mogbojuri Kayode, Wuyep Mantim Nadom, Dimimu Mabel, Kolawole Salami, and Mr. Wale Abe are the ten plaintiffs in the suit.
Obi, LP, Baba-Ahmed, Abure, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Commissioner of Police (Lagos State Command), Director-General (Department of State Services), Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Limited, the Attorney-General of Lagos State, and the Governor of Lagos State are the first to ten defendants.
The plaintiffs argue in the substantive suit, among other things, that a repeat or celebration of the "infamous" EndSARS protest of 2020 under the political guise of "#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally" will result in a breakdown of peace and post-traumatic stress disorder for them and the public.