Saturday 28 June 2014
Defection: Court orders fresh summon on 5 govs
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted the
request by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to serve its
originating summons to the five defected governors through
substituted means by publishing it in two national dailies.
This followed an application filed on June 26, 2014 in
pursuant to order 6 rule 5 (c) of the Federal High Court with
one prayer based on seven grounds supported by 12 para
graphs affidavit deposed to by Friday Izinyon.
The judge said “I am satisfied that the plaintiff/ applicant
has disclosed good reasons to warrant the granting of the
application. And it is hereby granted as prayed, the
applicant shall within seven days publish the suit in the
ThisDay Newspapers or Guardian Newspapers. They would
be entitled to 30 days to respond. The case is adjourned till
Sept 22, 2014 for mention.
The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ruled that five
defected governors from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),to
All Progressives Congress (APC) have not been served with
court processes praying it to declare their seats vacant.
PDP filed the legal action in December last year following
the defection of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara
State, Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State,
Governor Muritala Nyako of Adamawa State, Governor
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto State and Governor
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state to APC.
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