The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the Judge of the Ebonyi State High Court, Justice H. A Njoku to steer clear from the recent judgement of the Abakaliki Federal Court which nullified the just concluded local government elections in the state.
The party argued that the judgement by the court should be allowed to stand as it would not condone any attempt by the judge to reverse the ruling which has allegedly sacked the elected 13 local government chairmen and the 171 ward councillors.
According to the Ebonyi State PDP Publicity Secretary, Nwoba Chika Nwoba, who gave the warning in a statement, the party would employ legal action against the judge if he eventually support its opponents to undermine the Abakaliki Federal High Court judgment against the council polls held on July 30, 2022.
Nwoba also hinted that "this attempt to disobey the judgement of the Abakaliki Federal High Court is billed to be carried out using Justice H.A Njoku of the Ebonyi State High Court in Abakaliki."
He explained that "the information we have is that the Ebonyi State Government has perfected plans to approach Justice H. A Njoku of the state High Court who doubles as the Vacation Judge/Court to obtain a counter judgement in form or an order to undermine the judgement of the Hon. Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki rendered the recently conducted local government elections in Ebonyi State nullified on the ground that due process as captured by the electoral Act wasn't followed by the EBSIEC and as EBSIEC Laws regulating the conduct of the said elections were not made known to anybody or the public regarding the organisation and conduct of the 2022 chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ebonyi State.
"It is on this ground that we are letting the judiciary and general public be aware of the plot hatched by the Ebonyi State Government to connive with Justice H. A Njoku who has always been a willing tool for disobedience of judgements of courts of competent jurisdiction as was Carried out against the Judgement that declared His Excellency, Chief Dave Umahi's seat vacant by the Same Judge, moreover as it affects Ebonyi State Government.
"We are urging Justice H. A Njoku to steer clear of the plot as we would be taking every necessary legal process against him if he yields to such an irresponsible overture."
