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Court delivers judgment in suits against Secondus, Omehia, Opara July 15

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed July 15 for judgment in three suits filed against former Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, and two others, seeking an order restraining them from attending party’s executive meetings. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after lawyers to the parties adopted their processes and argued their case for and against the suit. Three PDP members in Rivers had filed three separate suits against Secondus; sacked Governor of Rivers, Celestine Omehia, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara. The suit…

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2023: Tinubu, Shettima pray court to dismiss PDP’s suit

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Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate and his vice, Kashim Shettima, have asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit against them for being incompetent.Tinubu and Shettima told Justice Inyang Ekwo in two motions on notice: FHC/ABJ/CS/1734/22 and filed separately by their lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.The motions prayed the court for an order striking out and/or dismissing the suit for want of jurisdiction.The PDP, in its originating summons, had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC, Tinubu and Shettima…

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Wike’s fight against Atiku, Ayu, Self-Serving – Ex-Legislator

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Alphonsus Nweze Former member of Anambra State House of Assembly and a legal practitioner, Ezenwa Chigbo Emwezor, has flayed Governor Nyesom Wike. Speaking in an exclusive interview to Primepointers, an Online Newspaper, Emwezor said Wike contrary to perception of many southerners is not doing what he is doing because of the interest of anybody, either for the South or for Rivers State but for what he is going to get from the system. The former chairman of Judicial Committee in the Anambra State House of Assembly expressed surprise that Wike…

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Disqualify Kwara governor over alleged certificate forgery, PDP begs court

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The last is yet to be heard over the battle for the government house in Kwara as PDP on Thursday prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to make an order disqualifying Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara from participating in the state’s 2023 governorship election over alleged certificate forgery.The PDP, in an originating summons filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo, also prayed for an order disqualifying the All Progressives Congress (APC) from fielding a governorship candidate in the poll.The party, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2022 and filed on Aug. 4 by its…

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Court dismisses Akwa Ibom PDP members’ suit seeking nullification of state’s primaries

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed by some aggrieved members of Akwa Ibom Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the nullification of the state’s primaries conducted between May 22 and May 26.The primary polls were conducted to elect the party’s candidates for the 2023 House of Assembly, House of Representatives, senatorial and governorship elections.The aggrieved members, who were plaintiffs in the suit, also sought the order of the court nullifying the outcome of the April 30 ward congress that produced the ad-hoc delegates who voted in…

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Alleged illegal primary: Akwa Ibom PDP to know fate July 15

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed July 15 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by some aggrieved members of Akwa Ibom People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against the party over alleged conduct of the state’s primary elections in violation of the party’s guidelines.Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on Tuesday after counsel for the parties in the suit adopted all their processes and presented their positions for and against the suit.The plaintiffs; Mr Friday Iwok and 31 others, had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the PDP and…

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Section 84(12): Court fixes June 28 for report on Supreme Court decision

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 28 for report on the outcome of the Federal Government’s suit seeking an interpretation of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Amendment Act, 2022 before the Supreme Court.Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel for the plaintiff (Peoples Democratic Party), Joseph Daudu, SAN, told the court that the hearing of his case would depend on the apex court decision on the suit before it.Upon resumption of the matter, Daudu informed that though the case was adjourned for all parties to look…

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Defection: Ayade to know fate Friday

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River.The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek for an order sacking the governor and his deputy over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), among others.On Tuesday, it was gathered from Court 7, where Justice Taiwo presides that the judgment in suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP against Cross…

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Defection: Court okays Matawalle, others to be joined in suit seeking their removal

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s plea to join Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara as defendant in a suit seeking his removal.Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, also granted the PDP’s reliefs to joined members of the national and state’s assemblies that defected, alongside Matawalle, from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as defendants.Justice Ekwo, in addition, granted the prayer to join the Zamfara Deputy Governor, Mahdi Gusau, as second plaintiff in the suit.He noted that the determination of an application…

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Ebonyi Assembly speaker, lawmakers challenege court’s jurisdiction on defection

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The Speaker of the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru and 16 other lawmakers have challenged the hearing of their defection suit before the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja.Justice Inyang Ekwo had fixed March 8, 2022 for judgment in a suit, praying the court to sack Gov. David Umahi and lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.Nwifuru and his colleagues, in Novenber 2020, defected from the PDP, alongside the governor, for APC.Reacting, the PDP filed a suit before Justice…

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