Politics
Appeal Court to Decide on Motion by Pro-Wike Lawmakers Against Sack in Rivers Crisis
On June 2, 2024, a Port Harcourt Appeal Court will rule on a suit filed by lawmakers who support Wade, led by Martins Amaewhule, challenging the verdict of a Rivers State High Court prohibiting them from parading as State Assembly members.
This comes after a lawsuit brought by Victor Oko-Jumbo’s pro-Fubabara section of the Assembly.
Judge C.N. Wali of the Rivers State High Court had issued an ex parte order prohibiting Amaewhule and the other twenty-four people from posing as members of the House of Assembly and from convening any sessions.
In their appeal against the ex parte ruling, Amaewhule and the 24 MPs who supported Wike asked the Appeal Court to overturn it and throw out the lawsuit.
On Thursday, the hearing was reopened, and Oko-Jumbo and the other respondents submitted a counter-application.
The plaintiff was then given instructions by the court to reply by Friday, May 31, 2024, at 12 p.m., and to provide the respondents with proof of service via any method, including WhatsApp.
In spite of the ongoing appeal, the plaintiffs’ attorney asked the court to combine all of the applications that were on file in the wake of the Rivers State High Court’s interlocutory injunction.
Prior to the rescheduled hearing and decision on the case, the Appeal Court ordered the respondents to reply by Monday, June 3, 2024, at the latest.
