The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the execution of judgment sacking Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra South) from the Senate.
The court on Thursday, January 23, made its latest decision known to Independent National Electoral Commission and the clerks of both the National Assembly (NASS) and the Senate.
The court, in an interim order that was granted by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ordered parties in the matter not to take any step to execute the judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory dated April 11, 2019, as well as ruling of the same court dated, January 17, 2020, pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice Senator Ubah filed before it.
Justice Taiwo granted: “An interim order restraining the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants or their assigns, privies, servants, or any other person acting under them or in concert with them or on their behalf howsoever named from taking any step aimed at giving effect to the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja delivered on the 11th day of April 2019 in Suit No.: CV/3044/2018 and the Ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja delivered on the 17th of January, 2020 in Motion No: FCT/HC/M/1631/2019, pending the hearing and determination of the motion of interlocutory Injunction filed herein”.
The court further fixed February 6 to hear Ifeanyi Ubah’s suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/59/2020.
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