Netizens have taken to social media to jubilate after the Federal High Court in Lagos barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from engaging the Chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages, Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, in the distribution of election materials in the forthcoming election in the state.
Kemi Filani earlier reported that the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed that the commission would engage MC Oluomo in the distribution of election materials. A move which generated negative relations from all and sundry.
In a new development, the Federal High Court ruled in favour of the Labour Party, Lagos State chapter and bared INEC from using MC Oluomo for electoral purposes.
Netizens react with jubilation
Netizens have taken to various comment sections to celebrate what some tagged a mighty win in the right direction while others noted that INEC has been compromised.
Vanessaoflagos wrote: “If this isn’t God at work😄 All we need is a free and fair election… let the best man win!”
Mhiz_Uju wrote: “This election is electioning because mehhhnnn e sweet me😂😂thunder don Dey do the work we Dey beg am since”
Thegemchemist wrote: “What was INEC? thinking using MC Oluomo in the first place?”
Bitcoin_cheif wrote: “Let’s see how Apc governors will support this”
Teeto_olayeni wrote: “The fact that this was even a conversation is embarrassing
An African economic juggernaut like Nigeria surrendering electoral processes to an agbero is an international embarrassment”
Thearabianspalekki wrote: “I hope they maintain this energy. We want a free and fair election. It won’t be easy but God go do am 🙌. I don’t care if you don’t believe in God, I do and I know He is ever present especially in this EPIC moment in our nation 🙏”
Misschizzy wrote: “INEC been dey mad? Do they think they’re playing with children? And to think that INEC man in lagos is even old and acting childish. This money they’re all looking for will choke them to death.”
Louisa_Akabueze wrote: “Any normal thinking person should not use MC oluomo or any candidate’s channel to transport electoral materials. Inec had better get their acts right before Nigerians descend on them.”
Amakaupstore wrote: “What a time to be alive in Nigeria”
Nnaetocee wrote: “Is this even supposed to be news???? How can INEC and cohorts be this low???? TUFIA”
Amasi wrote: “Very good! Next is to actually enforce the court order. How can a thug be used by INEC?”
Magic wrote: “Nawa o why would inec in the first place use the chairman of agbero for the distribution of election materials ☹️”
Afemia Chic wrote: “It’s the audacity for me how can INEC even consider using his transport company in the first place isnt that conflict of interest?”
Chris wrote: “I thought this was a joke in the first place. A whole sovereign national election is being given to someone to distribute. What a disgrace. Who do Nigeria this thing??????”
Enigma wrote: “If we are truly a people with sense.
How on earth will that person be responsible for sharing election materials in the first place.
Is he inec official or the police or the army?”
Viaen_Ulogwara wrote: “Guess someone in that INEC has been compromised”
Bucheevon wrote: “But why on earth would an Electoral body, headed by an Academic Professor, use street urchins, hoodlums or touts for the logistics and distribution of sensitive materials in the first place? It only means that its policy framework, and basis for its Candidate’s selective criteria amounts to nothing. In the first place INEC should have long disqualified the ruling party’s candidate on so many legitimate grounds. INEC has literally made itself worthless in the eyes of NIGERIANs”
