New twist as court bars Yobe Governor from parading self Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC
The Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, the state capital on Wednesday has ruled that the caretaker committee members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) stop parading themselves as national officials of the party.
The presiding judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro who delivered the judgement restrained Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, and other members from parading themselves as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee (NWC) until the determination of the suit before the court.
According to a report by Vanguard Newspapers, Justice Umukoro also stopped the APC council congress in Delta State slated for October 4, 2021.
Newsclickng.com gathered that the Deputy Chairman of APC, Olorogun Elvis Ayomanor, who led other officials of the Delta APC, had approached the court following the July 10, 2021 ward congress, which was allegedly hijacked.
In the ex-parte motion filed by the applicants, lead counsel, Ebipade Richard, prayed the court to grant the seven-point reliefs sought, adding that continuing with the Saturday, September 4 congress in Delta State, would cause more damage to his clients.
Principal among the reliefs sought by the Claimants/Applicants was an order of interim injunction of this court restraining the second and 14th defendant from further acting or parading themselves as the members of the Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the 1st Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice already filed and served in the suit.
Lead counsel to the respondents, Robert Emukpoeruo, challenged the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the suit, but argued that certain parties be joined as co-defendants.
But Richard mentioned the fact that the matter before the court was an ex-parte motion that did not require the parties’ consideration.
In his ruling, Justice Umukor adjourned the hearing on the suit to September 7, 2021.
