The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked the High Court of Imo State, Owerri Judicial Division, to stop the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) from conducting the local government elections scheduled for September 26, 2026.
In Suit No. HOW/1380/2026, filed on September 16, APGA and four state executives are seeking an injunction restraining ISIEC and its chairman from proceeding with the poll pending the determination of the substantive suit.
The plaintiffs argued that ISIEC’s 360-day Notice of Election issued on September 18, 2025, was defective because it did not specify the election date, contrary to the requirements of the Electoral Act.
They also contended that ISIEC’s September 11, 2026, announcement fixing the election for September 26 came too late and could not cure the alleged defect in the earlier notice.
