A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained Zamfara Speaker and
two others from proceedings with its planned impeachment of Deputy
Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.
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Also restrained are the Governor and the Chief Judge.
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Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the restraining order on Monday
after listening to Ogwu James Onoja (SAN), who moved a motion
ex-parte to that effect, on behalf of the plaintiff in a suit filed
in the name of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
Onoja told the court that the House of Assembly and others were
planning to impeach the Deputy Governor, who has refused to decamp
to the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding it was of utmost
urgency that the court intervenes by granting an interim
restraining injection against the fifth to seventh defendants – the
Speaker, Governor and Chief Judge).
He argued that if the impeachment is carried out without as
being planned, no sufficient monetary compensation could assuage
the impact, because it relates to a constitutionally recognised
position with a stipulated tenure.
In a ruling, Justice Egwuatu said he was convinced it was a
matter of extreme urgency, requiring the court’s intervention to
preserve the res (subject of dispute).
The judge then ordered parties to maintain status quo ante
bellum pending the hearing of a motion filed by the plaintiff.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained Zamfara Speaker and
two others from proceedings with its planned impeachment of Deputy
Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.
Also restrained are the Governor and the Chief Judge.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the restraining order on Monday
after listening to Ogwu James Onoja (SAN), who moved a motion
ex-parte to that effect, on behalf of the plaintiff in a suit filed
in the name of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
Onoja told the court that the House of Assembly and others were
planning to impeach the Deputy Governor, who has refused to decamp
to the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding it was of utmost
urgency that the court intervenes by granting an interim
restraining injection against the fifth to seventh defendants – the
Speaker, Governor and Chief Judge).
He argued that if the impeachment is carried out without as
being planned, no sufficient monetary compensation could assuage
the impact, because it relates to a constitutionally recognised
position with a stipulated tenure.
In a ruling, Justice Egwuatu said he was convinced it was a
matter of extreme urgency, requiring the court’s intervention to
preserve the res (subject of dispute).
The judge then ordered parties to maintain status quo ante
bellum pending the hearing of a motion filed by the plaintiff.