Actor Emeka Ike loses N10bn lawsuit against Wike’s aide, INEC

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the N10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike against Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, Justice Salim Ibrahim upheld the preliminary objections of the respondents, ruling that the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026 was incompetent and improperly constituted.
He also dismissed the substantive suit for lack of proof.
Ike, who aspired to contest the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives for the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Nigerian Demo...