BREAKING: High Court Stops Rivers Chief Judge, House Clerk From Taking Resolutions Of 27 Pro-Wike Lawmakers

The court ruled that Share 272(3) of the Constitution grants the Federal High Court the authority to make a decision on if a Dwelling of Assembly member’s seat has develop into vacant.

A High Court sitting in Rivers Enlighten has barred the Chief Settle of the remark, Justice Anyone Amadi, from giving assemble to any option by the 27 defected lawmakers in the remark. 

The ache of the alleged defection of 27 participants of the Rivers Enlighten Dwelling of Assembly led by Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, from the Peoples Democratic Birthday celebration (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been a subject of several court circumstances. 

The Court of Attraction in Abuja had nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from the Rivers Enlighten Dwelling of Assembly.

The appellate court’s option had overturned the earlier ruling by the Rivers Enlighten High Court, which had ordered the expulsion.

The court ruled that Share 272(3) of the Constitution grants the Federal High Court the authority to make a decision on if a Dwelling of Assembly member’s seat has develop into vacant.

It had ruled that the Federal High Court had uncommon jurisdiction to earn out if the seats maintain develop into vacant.

Alternatively, in a fresh expose dated July 8, 2024 and obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, the Court also barred the remark clerk of the Enlighten Dwelling of Assembly from performing on the lawmaker’s resolutions. 

The fresh expose issued by the court presided over by Justice Jumbo Stephen reads: “That an Order of Length in-between Injunction is hereby made restraining the Thirty first and thirty 2d Defendants from dealing or howsoever relating to with the first-27th Defendants as participants of the Rivers Enlighten Dwelling of Assembly and from receiving, forwarding or howsoever performing on any resolutions, articles of impeachment or other documents or verbal substitute from the first — 27th, defendants pending the hearing and backbone of the motion on glance for interlocutory injunction already filed herein. 

“That the occasions to this swimsuit are hereby directed to preserve up the characteristic quo ante in this swimsuit as at 5th July 2024 pending the hearing and backbone of the motion on glance for interlocutory injunction already filed herein. 

“An Order is hereby made for substituted provider of the originating and other processes in this swimsuit on the first— 30th Defendants by pasting the similar at the gate of the Rivers Enlighten Dwelling of Assembly Quarters, reverse previous NDDC headquarters, off Aba Avenue, Port Harcourt, Rivers Enlighten. 

“That this matter is hereby adjourned to the 15th day of July 2024 for the motion on glance for interlocutory.” 

Lawmakers tormented by the expose are; Hon. Dumle Maol, Hon. Well-known Jack, Hon. Franklin Uchenna Nwabochi, Hon. Christopher Kagbang Ofiks, Hon. Azeru Opara, Hon. Enemi Alabo George, Hon. Granville Tekenari Wellington, Hon. Ngbar Bernard, Hon. John Dominic Iderima, Hon. Queen Uwuma, Hon Tony Williams, Hon. Loolo Isaiah Opuende and Hon Abbey Peter.

Others are; Hon. Igwe – Obey Aforii, Hon. Justina Emeji, Hon. Ignatius Onwuka, Hon. Chimezie Nwankwo, Hon. Lemchi Prince Nyeche, Hon. Barile Nwakoh, Hon. Emilia Lucky Amadi, Hon. Nkemjika Ezekwe, Hon. Davios Arnold Oxobiriari, Hon. Nwankwo Sylvanus, Hon. Gerald Oforii and Hon. Wami Solomon.