Court Dashes Fayose’s Move To Stop Impeachment
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reportedly
dashed the hopes of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose and his Deputy,
Olusola Kolapo as well as other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in a bid to stop the ongoing move to impeach the former.
The
court on Wednesday rejected the prayers for interim orders restraining
the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, and other
All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the House, the state Chief
Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola from proceeding with the impeachment
plot.
The Nation reported that Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on their motion ex-parte, granted them leave for substituted services of all processes in relation to the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/302/2015, on the defendants.
It was reported that the judge directed Omirin and the other defendants in the suit to appear before the court on April 16 to show cause why the restraining orders sought against them by the plaintiffs should not be granted.
The plaintiffs in the suit include Olugbemi Joseph Dele (who claimed to be Speaker of the State Assembly), Ekiti State House of Assembly, Fayose and Kolapo.
Others listed as defendants comprised Omirin, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Chief Judge, Ekiti State.
Counsel to the plaintiff, Ahmed Raji, while moving the ex-parte motion on Tuesday, argued that since Omirin was currently in court challenging his impeachment, he could no longer act under any guise as Speaker of the Ekiti Assembly, while Dele was already acting in his place.
“The gravamen of our complaint is that a former Speaker of the parliament (in the person of the 1st defendant) is trying to impersonate the 1st plaintiff (Dele), who is the current Speaker of the parliament by holding himself out as the Speaker of the House. We urge the court to grant our prayers as contained in the motion in the name of public order, peace and safety of the people of Ekiti State,” Raji said.
The plaintiff’s lawyer drew the attention of the judge to newspaper publication that one person had been killed since the move to impeach the governor and his deputy commenced.
However, Justice Mohammed in his ruling granted prayers one to four of the eight prayers contained in the ex-parte motion.
The judge then ordered that court processes should be served on Omirin and the state’s CJ through substituted means through newspaper advertisement.
Justice Mohammed, however, ordered that the CJ should be served through the Chief Registrar of the Ekiti High Court.
There has been a lingering drama following plots by 19 APC lawmakers to impeach governor Fayose from office. The governor has resisted the move with all available means, to the extent of mobilising his mammoth supporters in the state.
But, the governor’s supporters took their protests against the impeachment to a new level after reportedly killing one person, stopping students from writing their WAEC exams and chasing journalist who were reporting the mayhem.
Just yesterday, unknown solders allegedly acting on order from above reportedly barred the 19 APC lawmakers from gaining entrance into Ad-Eliti to attend proceeding.
Governor Ayodele Fayose
The Nation reported that Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on their motion ex-parte, granted them leave for substituted services of all processes in relation to the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/302/2015, on the defendants.
It was reported that the judge directed Omirin and the other defendants in the suit to appear before the court on April 16 to show cause why the restraining orders sought against them by the plaintiffs should not be granted.
The plaintiffs in the suit include Olugbemi Joseph Dele (who claimed to be Speaker of the State Assembly), Ekiti State House of Assembly, Fayose and Kolapo.
Others listed as defendants comprised Omirin, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Chief Judge, Ekiti State.
Counsel to the plaintiff, Ahmed Raji, while moving the ex-parte motion on Tuesday, argued that since Omirin was currently in court challenging his impeachment, he could no longer act under any guise as Speaker of the Ekiti Assembly, while Dele was already acting in his place.
“The gravamen of our complaint is that a former Speaker of the parliament (in the person of the 1st defendant) is trying to impersonate the 1st plaintiff (Dele), who is the current Speaker of the parliament by holding himself out as the Speaker of the House. We urge the court to grant our prayers as contained in the motion in the name of public order, peace and safety of the people of Ekiti State,” Raji said.
The plaintiff’s lawyer drew the attention of the judge to newspaper publication that one person had been killed since the move to impeach the governor and his deputy commenced.
However, Justice Mohammed in his ruling granted prayers one to four of the eight prayers contained in the ex-parte motion.
The judge then ordered that court processes should be served on Omirin and the state’s CJ through substituted means through newspaper advertisement.
Justice Mohammed, however, ordered that the CJ should be served through the Chief Registrar of the Ekiti High Court.
There has been a lingering drama following plots by 19 APC lawmakers to impeach governor Fayose from office. The governor has resisted the move with all available means, to the extent of mobilising his mammoth supporters in the state.
But, the governor’s supporters took their protests against the impeachment to a new level after reportedly killing one person, stopping students from writing their WAEC exams and chasing journalist who were reporting the mayhem.
Just yesterday, unknown solders allegedly acting on order from above reportedly barred the 19 APC lawmakers from gaining entrance into Ad-Eliti to attend proceeding.
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