…. as choose summons Speaker, 6 others to seem Nov 13
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA– The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has approached the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, begging it to cease alleged plot to question him from workplace.
The plaintiff, within the swimsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2219/2025, alleged that he was focused for impeachment owing to his choice to not defect from the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
In an ex-parte movement he introduced earlier than the court docket, Senator Ewhrudjakpo utilized for interim injunctions to protect him in workplace, pending the dedication of his substantive swimsuit.
Cited as 1st to seventh defendants within the swimsuit, are: Bayelsa State Home of Meeting, the Speaker, the Inspector Common of Police, Director of State Safety Companies, the Legal professional Common of Bayelsa state, the Chief Choose of Bayelsa state, in addition to the Clerk of the Bayelsa state Home of Meeting, respectively.
In the meantime, Justice Emeka Nwite, who declined to grant the interim orders, directed the plaintiff to place the defendants on discover to allow them to seem earlier than the court docket on November 13 to point out trigger why the prayers shouldn’t be granted, pending the dedication of the case.
Particularly, the plaintiff, within the ex-parte utility that was moved by his staff of attorneys led by Mr. Reuben Egwuaba, sought 5 interim reliefs.
Among the many prayers, included: “An order of interim injunction restraining the first, 2nd, third, 4th, fifth & sixth defendants from eradicating or impeaching the plaintiff because the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State arid by disregarding the supply of Part 188(5), (6),(7) (a), (b), (8), (9)& (11) and Part 36(1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 (as amended), learn along with Part 40 of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), on the choice of the plaintiff to not defect/decamp from the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) or some other registered political occasion earlier than the expiration of his 4(4)years tenure as an elected Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, pending listening to of the Movement on Discover.
“An order of an interim injunction restraining the first, 2nd, third, 4th, fifth & sixth defendants whether or not by themselves, servants, brokers or privies, from initiating impeachment discover, impeachment proceedings/conferences of the Bayelsa State Home of Meeting, in opposition to the plaintiff on the choice of the plaintiff to not defect/decamp from the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or some other registered political occasion earlier than the expiration of his 4(4) years tenure as an elected Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State pending the listening to of Movement on Discover.
“An order of an interim injunction restraining the first, 2nd, 4th, fifth & sixth defendants, both by themselves, servants, brokers, privies, private representatives, officers, officers or some other particular person howsoever named, from conducting any assembly, sitting, convention for the aim of initiating or igniting impeachment proceedings in opposition to the plaintiff being the elected Government Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, pending the listening to of movement on discover.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the first, 2nd, third, 4th, fifth, sixth and seventh defendants, their brokers, servants, associates or privies, from recognizing and coping with the appointment of any member of the APC because the Deputy Governor of Bayela State, or some other particular person, pending listening to of Movement on Discover.”
In addition to, “An order of interim injunction restraining the first, 2nd, third, 4th, fifth & sixth defendants from the conduct of an unlawful and illegal impeachment of the plaintiff which will likely be opposite to the supply of Part 188(5), (6), (7) (a), (b), (8), (9) &(11) and Part 36(1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.”
Whereas refusing prayers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and eight of the ex-parte movement, Justice Nwite held that it could be within the curiosity of justice to summon the defendants to point out trigger why the preservative orders the plaintiff is in search of from the court docket, shouldn’t be granted.
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