INEC denies disobeying court judgment involving Action Alliance

By Omeiza Ajayi

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has dismissed reports suggesting that it disobeyed a Federal High Court judgement successful Oshogbo, Osun State, involving the Action Alliance AA.

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

According to INEC, the ruling had directed the Commission to admit the AA enforcement elected connected October 7, 2023, successful Abeokuta, Ogun State. Olumekun explained that INEC filed processes astatine the Federal High Court successful Oshogbo connected October 6, 2025, wrong the compliance window, tendering its website dashboard arsenic grounds of designation of the AA executive.

The Commission, however, noted that contention arose erstwhile the judgement creditors claimed partial compliance, arguing that the sanction of the party’s National Chairman, Rufai Omoaje, was omitted.

INEC clarified that the omission was deliberate, arsenic Omoaje is challenging his removal arsenic president successful a pending entreaty earlier the Supreme Court, pursuing a Court of Appeal ruling that 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 explained.

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