Defection: Court Summons Okorocha, Imo Attorney-General
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has
summoned the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the
attorney general and commissioner of justice in the state, Mr Chukwuma Ume (SAN), to appear before the court.
He ordered them to appear before it to clarify the issue of legal
representation in a suit brought before it by the All Progressive Grand
Alliance (APGA).
In the suit, APGA had dragged the governor to
court over his defection from the party that sponsored him for the
election to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the suit
filed through its counsel, Victor Odjemu, the party is praying the court
for an order directing the deputy governor of Imo State or speaker of
the Imo State House of Assembly or any officer next in line to the
position of the governor of Imo, who is a member of the plaintiff (APGA)
to be sworn-in as the governor of Imo State.
The party also
prayed the court for an order directing the 2nd defendant, the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate
of return to the person declared as governor as the prayer above and an
order annulling the certificate of return issued to Okorocha (1st
defendant) by virtue of his defection to the APC.
The suit could not go on yesterday due to the controversy over legal representation.
During yesterday’s proceedings, Mr. Sunday Olabode, announced
appearance for Okorocha while Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) also said he was
duly instructed by Governor Okorocha to represent him in the suit.
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6/27/2014
Defection: Court Summons Okorocha, Imo Attorney-General
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