A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Anike Nwoga has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Enugu challenging the bill passed by the National Assembly which re-ordered the 2019 elections.

In the suit filed through his lawyer, Godwin Onwusi Esq, Nwoga, who is the Zonal Vice Chairman of the APC in Enugu East Senatorial District sought clarifications on why the National Assembly members changed the sequence of the 2019 elections earlier adopted and published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In his motion of notice supported by a 25- paragraph affidavit, Nwoga prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining President Muhammadu Buhari from assenting to the Bill pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The plaintiff also pleaded for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining INEC from complying with the sequence of elections contained in the passed bill and such other orders as the court may deem fit to make in the circumstance pending the determination of the suit.

Nwoga is also praying the court for an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the National Assembly from overriding the President’s veto, should he decide to veto the bill pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The motion on notice was brought pursuant to orders 26 and 28 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2009 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the honourable court.

Aside the National Assembly which was listed as the first defendant/respondent in the suit, others listed as 2nd to 4th defendants/respondents were INEC, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).