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INEC Suspends Action On Court Judgment Sacking Umahi, 16 Others

25Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

INEC Suspends Action On Court Judgment Sacking Umahi, 16 Others

Mahmood Yakubu Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended action on the court judgment sacking the governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi; his deputy, Eric Igwe, and 16 members of the State House of Assembly over their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, had in a suit declared vacant the seats of Umahi, his deputy, and those of the lawmakers who defected with them to the APC. The court order followed two suits brought against them by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judge also ordered INEC to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to PDP’s nominees for the vacant executive positions without delay. Following the judgment, PDP nominated candidates to tak...

Sack: Umahi, Deputy Notify Court of Appeal Against Judgement

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday filed an appeal against the Federal High Court’s judgment ordering him and his deputy, Eric Igwe to vacate office as Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State respectively. This is just as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that Umahi and Igwe can no longer exercise the functions of Ebonyi State governor and deputy governor respectively However, Umahi through his lawyer, Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume, accordingly applied to the court to withdraw the application for stay of execution of the judgment pending their appeal at the higher court. Justice Ekwo had in a judgment delivered on March 8, ordered the applicants to vacate the elected offices they occupied owing to their defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Defection Sack: Court Orders Umahi, Deputy To Remain In Office

Ebonyi Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe, have secured an order from the High Court of Ebonyi State not to vacate their offices in the interim This followed an ex-parte motion by counsel to the duo, Roy Umahi brought pursuant to rule 3(3) of the High Court rules of Ebonyi State in suit no HAB/13/22. The Court on February 28, 2022 ruled that Governor Umahi and his Deputy did not flout any law by defecting to the All Progressive Congress(APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The Court presided by Justice Henry Njoku dismissed the matter for lacking in merit and fined the plaintiff, Sunny Ogbuoji, who was the APC candidate and runner up in the 2019 governorship election.. However, an Abuja Federal High Court on 8th March ruling on a similar matter filed by...