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Impeached Enugu Deputy Gov Goes To Court by sonyjacobs(m): 1:59pm On Oct 21, 2014 |
The impeached Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, has instituted a legal action before an Enugu State High Court seeking a declaration that his removal from office by the state House of Assembly is illegal, null and void. Onyebuchi through his five-man team of lawyers, led by Femi Falana (SAN) in the Suit Number E/373/2014 filed on September 30, 2014, was asking the court to determine whether the state Assembly could initiate removal or impeachment proceedings for his removal when he had not committed a gross misconduct in the performance of his functions as the state deputy governor. Other lawyers appearing for him in the matter are Chief Ogochukwu Onyekwuluje, Chief Chris Aghanwa, Osinachi Nwoye, and C. K. Ogbonnaya. The Speaker of the state Assembly, Eugene Odoh, 23 lawmakers, the state House of Assembly, and the new Deputy Governor, Pastor Ifeanyi Nwoye, were listed as defendants. In the originating summons, Onyebuchi contended that having regard to provisions of Section 188(2) and Section 188 (11) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federation (as amended) and the momentous decision of the apex court of the land in Inakoju and ORS vs Adeleke and ORS (2007) 4 NWLR ( Pt. 1025) 423, his purported impeachment was illegal, null and void. Questions for determination in the suit included, among others whether the state House of Assembly could initiate removal or impeachment proceedings against the former deputy governor for the purposes of removing him from office when he had not committed a gross misconduct in the performance of the functions of his office as deputy governor of Enugu State. The reliefs sought by Onyebuchi included among others: “A declaration that Section 188 of the constitution is not a weapon available to the Enugu State House of Assembly to subject or police the plaintiff for any wrong doing not committed in the performance of the functions of his office as deputy governor. “A declaration that the Allegations of gross misconduct as contained in the Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct July 22, 2014 and served on the plaintiff by the 1st to 24th defendants did not constitute gross misconduct as envisaged by the provisions of Section 188 of the constitution to warrant the 1st to 24th defendants to invoke their powers under Section 188. “A declaration that the 1st to 24th defendants violated their sacred legislative functions under the provisions of Section 188 when they embarked on the removal or impeachment of the deputy governor from office when there was no legal or constitutional basis for such an exercise. “A declaration that the purported nomination and approval of the 25th defendant as the deputy governor of Enugu State are illegal and unconstitutional as they violate Section 191 of the 1999 constitution.” http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=86924 |
Re: Impeached Enugu Deputy Gov Goes To Court by egift(m): 2:20pm On Oct 21, 2014 |
I believe his primary aim is to clear his name and activate his pension and benefits. The allegation used against him was very flimsy - Poultry Farm. |
Re: Impeached Enugu Deputy Gov Goes To Court by Vicaboy(m): 2:43pm On Oct 21, 2014 |
Dirty pple |
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