May 12, 2022The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, joined the Peoples Democratic Party and two lawyers, as interest parties in the suit by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria ,The judge, Ahmed Mohammed, dismissed the objection of the Attorney-General of the Federation , one of the two defendants originally sued by Mr Emefiele, to grant permission to PDP to be joined as a party to the case.
“The plaintiff who should have opposed the joinder has conceded it. The joinder applications are hereby granted,” Mr Mohammed said. Citing the case of Nduka Edede versus the AGF concerning the controversial Section 84 of the Electoral Act 2022 which was determined by the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, Mr Aikpokpo-Martins said the “interest of Nigerians was not properly defended in the suit by the AGF who was the sole respondent.
Section 84 bars political appointees from voting as delegates in party conventions or congresses of any political party to vie for elective positions.This newspaper reported that Mr Emefiele, who filed the main suit on May 5, argued that no law exempts him from contesting the primary election of any political party as a sitting CBN governor.
In February, a PREMIUM TIMES editorial called on Mr Emefiele to resign and pursue his political ambition, if he had any, or publicly distance himself from groups clamouring for him to contest the forthcoming presidential election scheduled to hold on February 25.
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