TODAY
December 21, 2020
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to issue an interim injunction to restrain apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, from going ahead with its planned election.
The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, refused to grant an ex-parte application that sought to bar the Chief John Nwodo-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo from taking further steps to elect new leaders for the group.
Rather, Justice Ekwo ordered that all the court processes in the application that was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly should be served on all the Respondents in the suit.
Fixes hearing for January 15
By Alex Enumah
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday refused to grant an application seeking to halt the forthcoming election of the Chief John Nwodo led Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural group.
Justice Ekwo rather ordered the plaintiff, Incorporated Trustees of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly, to put the defendants on notice and adjourned the matter till January 15, next year.
Respondents in the suit are; Ohanaeze Ndigbo (Nwodo’s faction), Chief John Nwodo, Corporate Affairs Commission, Attorney General of the Federation and Inspector General of Police as 1st to 5th respondents respectively.
The plaintiff in an exparte application dated December 7, 2020 and filed on its behalf by Mr Amobi Nzelu is praying the court for an Interim Injunction restraining the 1st and 2nd respondents “from conducting any election into the various offices of the 1st respondent fixed for December 2020/January 2021 pending the determination of th
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