ABUJA – The Spokesperson of Opposition Coalition group in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere has raised alarm over alleged plot to use the Federal High Court to secure an order stopping October 5th Local government election in Rivers State and to seize the state’s monthly allocation.
Ugochinyere who made this known in a statement vowed that nothing will stop the election from holding as stipulated in our electoral laws.
He called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) to begin urgent reforms in the Federal High Court, saying that the court is being used to issue endless, baseless exparte orders.
The lawmaker added that these unlawful actions being taken by some judicial officers can lead to collapse of democracy.
He said, “I want to advise the pro Wike groups to stop all these desperation, all aimed at stopping the local government election which cannot be possible. They have cases they are filing in FCT high court and another one in this same federal high court to stop the allocation that’s supposed to be coming to Rivers state.
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“Look at the kind of madness people imagine and draft just to destabilize Rivers state. I want to use this opportunity to advise the Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Justice Tsoho Nigerians are watching.”
He alleged that exparte applications are being filed all in favour of some groups, adding that these are the kind of things that can lead to collapse of democracy.
“What’s going on at that Federal High Court. I want to alert Nigerians of this strange judicial abracadabra.
The local government election in Rivers State will hold on October 3rd. The electoral laws are very simple, there’s no court order that can stop elections,” he added.
He wondered if the plan by those behind the exparte’ orders is to drag down the Federal High Court, adding “almost about thirty something suits because of on single individual. Is this what Justice Tsoho federal high court will be known. The new CJN should start her reforms in Federal high courts. This election must hold.”
