Kunle Edun, Ike Augustine, O. Adams Ochuagu, Emmanuel Ewere,
Adedapo Adejumo, have filed a Notice of Appeal against the judgment
of Justice S.A Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Calabar
dismissing the suit filed by the Applicants to protect the
fundamental rights of Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme of the Cross River
State Judiciary .
In the Notice of Appeal, the Applicants are challenging the part
of the judgement of the trial court which says the Appellants “did
not disclose any fact to show that the Respondents based their
refusal to confirm Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme as Chief Judge of Cross
River State on her place of origin (and findings/holdings related
thereto) thereby dismissing the application as lacking in
merit.”
Also ground 1 of the Appeal stated: “The Learned Trial Judge
erred in Law when he held that “…there is nowhere in any of the
exhibits where it was stated that the non-confirmation of Hon.
Justice Akon Ikpeme was predicated on her place of origin”. Ground
4 is on the bases that the conclusion of the trial court was at
variance with its conclusion.
Meanwhile, Chief Ferdinand Orbhi, SAN, and Femi Falana, SAN,
have indicated an interest in the fight by the Cross River State
Governor and State Assembly against Justice Ikpeme Akon.
Olukunle Edun, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the
NBA confirmed that prominent Senior Advocates of Nigeria have
indicated an intention to participate as Appellants’ counsel with
Chief Ferdinand Orbhi, SAN, and Femi Falana, SAN leading the legal
team.
TheNigerialawyer recalls that the human rights activists
approached the Calabar Judicial Division of the Federal High Court
in a public interest litigation suit seeking to enforce the
fundamental rights of Honourable Justice Akon Ikpeme over the
non-confirmation by the Cross River State House of Assembly on the
discriminatory ground that she poses a security risk, not being an
indigene of the State despite her recommendation by the National
Judicial Council as the Chief of Cross River State.
Kunle Edun, Ike Augustine, O. Adams Ochuagu, Emmanuel Ewere,
Adedapo Adejumo, have filed a Notice of Appeal against the judgment
of Justice S.A Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Calabar
dismissing the suit filed by the Applicants to protect the
fundamental rights of Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme of the Cross River
State Judiciary .
In the Notice of Appeal, the Applicants are challenging the part
of the judgement of the trial court which says the Appellants “did
not disclose any fact to show that the Respondents based their
refusal to confirm Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme as Chief Judge of Cross
River State on her place of origin (and findings/holdings related
thereto) thereby dismissing the application as lacking in
merit.”
Also ground 1 of the Appeal stated: “The Learned Trial Judge
erred in Law when he held that “…there is nowhere in any of the
exhibits where it was stated that the non-confirmation of Hon.
Justice Akon Ikpeme was predicated on her place of origin”. Ground
4 is on the bases that the conclusion of the trial court was at
variance with its conclusion.
Meanwhile, Chief Ferdinand Orbhi, SAN, and Femi Falana, SAN,
have indicated an interest in the fight by the Cross River State
Governor and State Assembly against Justice Ikpeme Akon.
Olukunle Edun, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the
NBA confirmed that prominent Senior Advocates of Nigeria have
indicated an intention to participate as Appellants’ counsel with
Chief Ferdinand Orbhi, SAN, and Femi Falana, SAN leading the legal
team.
TheNigerialawyer recalls that the human rights activists
approached the Calabar Judicial Division of the Federal High Court
in a public interest litigation suit seeking to enforce the
fundamental rights of Honourable Justice Akon Ikpeme over the
non-confirmation by the Cross River State House of Assembly on the
discriminatory ground that she poses a security risk, not being an
indigene of the State despite her recommendation by the National
Judicial Council as the Chief of Cross River State.