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BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by godswillndu(m): 8:04pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday affirmed in two
separately rulings on Friday that the certificate of return
issued to Uche Ogah by the Independent National
Electoral Commission paving the way for him to be
sworn in as Governor of Abia State, was valid.
Justice Okon Abang ruled that the two separate
judgments delivered on June 27, removing Onyechi
Ikpeazu as Governor of Abia State and ordering Ogah to
be sworn in his stead could no longer be stayed since
the Independent National Electoral Commission had
already issued fresh certificate of return to Ogah.
He ruled that the judgment removing Ikpeazu remained
valid until it is set aside by the Court of Appeal.
The judge ruled, “The order of the court subsists until
set aside by the Court of Appeal.
“Therefore, the INEC lawfully issued Certificate of Return
to Dr. Sampson Ikpeazu as it was in line with the
judgment of this court.”
The judge made this declaration in two separate rulings
dismissing the motions for stay of execution filed by
Ikpeazu and the Peoples Democratic Party with respect
to one of the two judgments delivered on June 27.
The June 27 judgments were delivered in two suits
separately filed by Ogah and one Obasi Uba Eleagbara.
While the court refused to hear Ikpeazu’s motion for stay
of execution of the judgment with respect to the case
numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/71/2016 which was personally
filed by Ogah, the court dismissed a similar motion filed
by the embattled governor and the PDP with respect to
the suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1086/2014.
With regard to the first case (filed by Ogah), the judge
ruled that he could not go ahead to hear the motion for
stay of execution since lawyers to the opposing parties
(Ogah and Ikpeazu) had both submitted that the court
no longer had jurisdiction to hear it because the appeal
against the court’s judgment had been entered and
appeal number issued.
But the court dismissed the motion for stay of execution
filed by Ikpeazu with respect to the judgment on the
case filed by Eleagbara, on the grounds that it lacked
merit.
Though Ikpeazu’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN),
sought to withdraw the application after the judge
refused his request for an adjournment of the hearing on
the motion, the judge held that the prayer for its
withdrawal was belated since Ogah’s lawyer, Alex Izinyon
(SAN) had been made to file a counter-affidavit opposing
it.
The judge held that since issues had been joined, the
motion for stay of execution was deemed to have been
heard regardless of whether it was formally moved in the
open court.
Justice Abang also held that since INEC had issued
Certificate of Return to Ogah, there was nothing left to
be stayed. |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by Udpconcept(m): 8:24pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
if this the ruling of the federal high court in abuja , then what is happening in federal high court owerri. |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by meforyou1(m): 8:27pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Let him and swear him in |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by ume(m): 8:32pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
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Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by dnawah(m): 8:38pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Udpconcept:owerri is b/w him and F K N.while Abuja own is him and OGA.na wa o! Me self no longer understand all this courts things. 1 Like |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by Nobody: 8:46pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Please op add your source before I can say a word on this... |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by eleko1: 8:48pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Confusionist ![]() |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by chucks4sure: 8:54pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
The judge is talking trash. His judgement cannot stand the test of time. Ogah is holding a useless paper. The truth is that the judge and the INEC had bagain with Ogah simple.Let the judge swear him in; a mere high Court lacks the power to remove a sitting gov as long as the gov has appealed the case. That is the law. The judge wants to bring kataka for Abia State. |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by psucc(m): 9:16pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
There is confusion everywhere. Just as one tries to settle another springs up. From presidency to the marketplace, conFUSION. |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by Juxtified(m): 9:21pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
The whole issue is getting more confusing by the day |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by kahal29: 9:31pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
chucks4sure: Mmmmmh. My brother he is not talking trash. This Ogah Vs Ikpeazu case is very bad and the embattled Governor knows this. The only good thing in this case is Wole Olanikpekun that is leading the Gov legal team. |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by Beremx(f): 9:50pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Two PDP Chairmen Two governors in Abia State Two Federal High Court Rulings Everything na double double!! Ndi ara! ![]() front page lalasticlala! |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by kahal29: 9:56pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Front page lalasticlala |
Re: BREAKING! Abia: Ikpeazu’s Removal Stands, Says Federal High Court by olaolaking: 10:24pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Our courts are divided. And any house that divides against itself is.... But really. This is funny. Today, court A will say yes while court B will say no on the same matter. Yet they use the same constitution. I wonder how they interpret all these their stuffs. But the common man has no confidence in these courts. Na look I just dey look |
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