A court in Abuja has scheduled a hearing for September 10 regarding a lawsuit that aims to stop local government elections in Oyo State, Nigeria. The case was brought by a voter named Mr. Akinloye Olusegun Oyeniyi, who argues that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has overstepped its authority. He claims that INEC's role should only be to verify the documents of candidates nominated by political parties, not to screen the candidates themselves. The lawsuit also questions whether certain parts of INEC's election schedule are against the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act, which could affect voters' rights to choose their candidates. The judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, has ordered that the relevant parties be officially informed about the lawsuit before the hearing takes place.
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