ABUJA-National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, has commenced a legal move before a Federal high court sitting in Abuja, to jail the incumbent Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Maurice Iwu over alleged disobedience to its order.
A Federal high court judge, Justice Adamu Bello, had, on November 12, 2008, validated the emergence of Chief Victor Umeh as the authentic leader of the party.
That was after it held that the founding Chairman of the party, Chief Chekwas Okorie was properly expelled from the party.
The court had also nullified a letter written by Prof Iwu recognising Chief Okorie as the authentic leader of the party.
The judge had said that the letter was neither predicated on any court order nor any recent order of any court of competent jurisdiction as claimed, "hence, it is illegal, null, void and of no effect whatsoever."
By implication, INEC was supposed to recognise Chief Umeh as the party's chairman.
But up till now, the INEC boss has not given any recognition to Chief Umeh.
After waiting for about four months, Umeh instructed his team of lawyers to commence a committal proceedings against the INEC boss.
Already, Umeh had filed Form 48, warning Prof Iwu of the consequences of disobeying the court order.
Should Iwu remain adamant, Umeh is planning to file Form 49in another 72 hours, to command his physical appearance before the court to explain why he should not be jailed for contempt ex-facie curiae.
The form 48 has been personally served on Iwu as required by the rules of the court being a quasi-criminal case
The Form 48 is dated March 13, 2009 and signed by the Court Registrar, Samuel Ikpatt.
The Form reads: "take notice that unless you obey the directions and declarations contained in this order, you will be guilty of contempt of court and will be liable to be committed to prison.

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