The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has approached the High Court of Imo State, Owerri Judicial Division, seeking an order to prevent the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) from holding the scheduled local government elections on September 26, 2026.
The party, alongside four members of its state executive, filed Suit No. HOW/1380/2026 on September 16, asking the court to restrain ISIEC and its chairman from proceeding with the election pending the determination of the substantive suit.
APGA challenged the validity of the 360-day Notice of Election issued by ISIEC on September 18, 2025, arguing that the notice was defective because it failed to state the specific date for the poll, as required by the Electoral Act.
The plaintiffs further argued that ISIEC’s subsequent announcement on September 11, 2026, fixing the council elections for September 26 could not remedy what they described as the defect in the earlier notice, given the timing of the announcement.
In support of its case, APGA relied on a 2025 Supreme Court judgment concerning the Rivers State local government elections, maintaining that statutory requirements governing elections, including the issuance of a valid Notice of Election and provisions relating to the voters’ register, must be strictly complied with.
The plaintiffs also raised questions over the legal framework under which the original notice was issued, noting that the Electoral Act 2022 has since been repealed by the Electoral Act 2026, which came into force in February.
They further questioned whether ISIEC complied with statutory provisions governing the Register of Voters, particularly the requirement relating to the 90-day period for the cessation of voter registration and revision
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