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The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday secured an interim injunction, overruling the ban on its fund-raising platform by the Nigerian Communications Commission 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 applicants 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 courts jurisdiction.

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

Meanwhile, the APC has asked the court to compel the NCC to pay it N25bn as damages for banning its presidential campaign fund-raising platform.

Joined with the NCC as respondents in the suit, marked FHC/L/CS/16/15, are Etisalat, MTN Nigeria Limited, Globacom Limited, Airtel Nigeria and Visafone Communications Limited.

In an 18-paragragh affidavit deposed to by one Ademola Sodiq, the APC accused the NCC of instructing the 2nd to 6th respondents to discontinue an SMS platform it created for the purpose of getting donations from willing members of the public for its presidential campaign.

Sodiq said the participatory fund-raising strategy was for members of the public to contribute N100 to the APCs presidential campaign fund each time they sent the APC as an SMS to 35350.

He explained that the partys strategy was borne out of its commitment to raising fund for its presidential campaign in a transparent and accountable manner.

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