Court Fixes Date For Judgment In Suit Seeking Removal Of Ebonyi Governor, Umahi, Over Defection From PDP | Sahara Reporters

The Federal High Court has fixed March 8 for judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking the removal of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi from office.

The plaintiff stated that “by so doing, the defendants are deemed to have lost the majority votes scored at the election and consequently should be ordered by the court to vacate their respective offices like governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi State".However, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, a former Attorney-General of Imo, counsel to the governor and his deputy, had urged the court to decline jurisdiction and transfer the case to Ebonyi.

Ume particularly drew the court’s attention to the fact that Nigeria was a federation with 36 states including Ebonyi. He argued that since Umahi was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ebonyi and not by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, his removal from office can only be pursued through the Ebonyi House of Assembly and the state’s high court.

At the trial court, the two respondents had filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the suit by the PDP, wherein, they argued vehemently that Section 308 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and recent Supreme Court pronouncements belong to them and not the plaintiff/respondent.

Yes he need to be removed and post back to where his father came from which is Niger. He is a total disgrace to the Igbos.

'There Is No Polling Unit On Social Media...' Go and Get your PVC Now!!!

The judgement will be against Umahi. He will then Appeal the judgement. He will lose. He will further Appeal the judgement to the supreme Court,at which time the term will have come to an end. The Appeal then becomes academic. Serving no useful purpose. Mass is ended

Yeye court.

I told you David umahi,you must face phyton dance from God!!

Hmm matters arising

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