2023 General Elections: Court adjourns suit to stop Labour Party rally in Lagos
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday adjourned till September 28 to hear a motion for an injunction seeking to stop the Labour Party (LP), its candidates, and supporters from conducting the “#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally” on 1st October or any other date in Lagos.
Justice Daniel Osiagor fixed the date after taking arguments from the parties on the mode of service of court processes, among others.
In the suit, 10 plaintiffs, including nine lawyers, are asking the court to, among others, restrain the LP; its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed; one Julius Abure; and their loyalists from holding the rally.
The judge admonished parties to abridge time as the matter is of importance, noting that the motion on the notice must be heard and determined before 1st October.
He further urged parties to avoid technicalities meant to frustrate such a sensitive matter and adjourned till 28 September for the hearing of the motion for an injunction.
