APC: Court lifts ban on SMS fund-raising platform

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday secured an interim injunction, overruling the ban on its fund-raising platform by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The ex-parte application brought by its counsel, Dr. Muiz Banire, was granted by Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Justice Buba ordered that the defendants should immediately reactivate the applicant's presidential campaign fund-raising SMS platform.

The judge also granted the applicant the leave to serve the respondents the originating summons and other processes outside the court's jurisdiction.

Justice Buba adjourned till February 4, 2014 to hear the substantive suit.