The Oyo State Government has suspended the local government elections that had been scheduled to hold February 11, 2017.
The cancellation followed a court injunction obtained by 15 village heads in Oyo town at a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Seun Abimbola confirmed the polls cancellation on Tuesday during a briefing with journalists.
A Federal High Court judge in Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, last Friday ordered the Oyo State Independent Election Commission (OYSIEC) not to proceed with its plan to conduct local government election slated for February 11.
The orders followed a motion ex-parte filed in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/11/2017 on behalf of 15 Baales from Oyo Federal Constituency by the lawyer, Ahmed Raji SAN, pursuant to the creation of 35 local council development authorities (LCDAs) in the state.
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Copies of the court order obtained
