The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday prayed an Ilorin High Court to stop the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) from conducting the local government election scheduled for Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party and six candidates filed the motion for an injunction to restrain the electoral body from conducting the election.

The motion filed by the party's lawyer, Deji Gbadeyan, urged Justice Suleiman Kawu to hear the matter on Tuesday in view of the urgency of the matter.

Gbadeyan filed the Motion on Notice supported by a 10-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Ayodeji Kudabo from Gbadeyan's Chambers.

Joined in the suit were the Kwara State Government, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) and Independent Democrats.

The plaintiffs averred that KWASIEC and PDP were bent on conducting and participating in the said elections on Saturday knowing well that all the parties concerned were in court over the matter.

They prayed the court for an order of injunction restraining KWSIEC from conducting any election on Saturday into the councils of the state.

APC argued that a matter challenging the validity, legality and the constitutionality of the said proposed election is sub judice and pending before the court in suit No KW/251/2013 for determination.

The plaintiffs also prayed the court to restrain PDP, LP, PDM and the Independent Democrats from holding themselves or presenting themselves or participating in the said elections.