An Edo State High Court sitting in Iguobazuwa, on Tuesday, granted leave for substituted service on Mr. Destiny Enabulele, Chairman, Ovia South West Local Government Area.

Justice I.O. Omotoso gave the order after listening to the submission of Mr. Muhammed Iguodala, counsel to Hon. Fredrick Aimienwanwu and six others.

Upon hearing the application filed by the applicants, asking for an order of substituted service on the defendant, Omotoso granted their prayers.

In his arguement, Iguodala had noted that the 1st (Mr. Desmond Owenvbiugie) and 6th (Ovia South West Local Government Council) defendants have been duly served by the Court bailiff while the Council Chairman, Enabulele and others evaded service of court processes for days.

The court subsequently ordered that the defendants be served through a substituted means by pasting on the the council's notice board.

In the originating summons action in the suit, the claimants are asking the Court To restrain the defendants, their servants, agents, privies, workers from giving effect to the porpoted resolution, dated 17th day of June 2020 porpotedly suspending or removing the Claimants/applicants.

The other sought by the claimants is to stop the withholding of their salaries and allowances and all benefits accrued to their offices as elected councillors and Vice Chairman Of the Council.

As at press time, the court bailiff had effected the service of the process as ordered by Court on 28th, July 2020

The court adjourned to 30th of September, 2020 for hearing on the matter.

That's how they will be adjourning it

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