Federal High Court for Abuja don dismiss the N10 billion suit wey Nollywood actor Emeka Ike file against Lere Olayinka, one aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Justice Salim Ibrahim give the ruling on Wednesday, say the suit no correct as dem file am and say Ike no bring enough evidence to back his claims. The court uphold the objections wey Olayinka and INEC raise and throw the case out for lack of proof.
Ike bin sue Olayinka after the aide allegedly share details of his voter registration transfer from Imo State to Abuja on his X account in May without his permission. The actor talk say the publication violate his right to privacy and ask the court to award him N10 billion in damages. He also want order wey go force Olayinka to delete the post and write am apology.
But Olayinka deny any wrongdoing, argue say the document wey he publish only get Ike name and passport photograph wey already dey public. INEC also oppose the suit, talk say the information no confidential and the law allow the commission to make some voter details available to the public.
Olayinka further argue say he no get the information illegally and he no responsible for protecting Ike personal data under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026, bin be filed through Ike lawyer, L. T. Adeh. Ike ask the court to declare say publishing his voter information without consent violate Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution, Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Sections 24 and 39 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023.
Ike bin want contest the 2027 House of Representatives election for the Abuja Municipal Area Council/Bwari Federal Constituency on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress but he lose the party primary election.
