A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday March 21, 2022, struck out the motion filed by sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment.

Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma Ma-Chukwu Ume, SAN, counsel for Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, prayed the court for the withdrawal of the motion, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s lawyer, Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, did not oppose the application.

Daily post reports that the motion for stay of execution was marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/920/21, between PDP Vs. INEC and three others.

Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on March 8, in a judgment, ordered Umahi; his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, and 16 lawmakers to vacate their office and seats, following their defection from the PDP to All Progressives Congress (APC).

The judge also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to immediately receive from the PDP, the names of its candidates to replace them, among others.

Daily post, however, reported that on March 10, Governor Umahi and others had sought an order of the FHC Abuja, staying the execution of its judgment directing them to vacate their offices over their defection to another political party.

In a motion on notice filed by Ume, the applicants also prayed the court to stay the execution of its order directing INEC to receive another names in their place or hold a governorship election in accordance with Section 177(c) of the 1999 Constitution, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal dated and filed on March 9 by the appellants, among others.

Daily post reports that Ume also sought a withdrawal of the stay of execution motion filed on behalf of the lawmakers marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1041 between PDP Vs. INEC and 20 others.

At the resumed hearing, Ume informed the court of his intention to withdraw the two motions for stay of execution dated March 9 on the grounds that an appeal had been entered at the Court of Appeal on the matter.

Counsel for the PDP, Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, did not oppose the application.
In a short ruling, Justice Ekwo struck out the matter.

Daily post reports that Ume had, on Wednesday, approached the court to withdraw the stay of execution motion filed on Umahi’s behalf due to a mistake in the application.


https://dailypost.ng/2022/03/21/court-strikes-out-bid-by-ebonyi-gov-deputy-to-stay-execution-of-sacking-judgment

Getting interesting...

If this could work out, hope and pray it brings sanity to our democracy.

Though this man Dave is a worker, a transformer, overhauling his State Ebonyi in infrastructures.

Now I'm seeing that airport project and every others abandoned.

And such faith won't visit most of these ducil, non-performing governors.

Too bad for Ebonyians.

Umahi the ambitious man goodbye

Ouch.

Arysexy:
Umahi the ambitious man goodbye

The man is stupidly arrogant.

SmartProf:

The man is stupidly arrogant.

I tell you. Also a tyrant oppressing those that didn't decamp with him

He's done for but from the story, it seems his lawyer withdrew the application in Umahi's interest.

Could this be the end of Umahi

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