Browsing: Justice Inyang Ekwo

The BoT, in another motion, also sought a stay of execution of the judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday.

Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed a suit seeking a declaration that he was not qualified to be ALGON’s national president.

Ruling on an application filed by Obiano challenging his trial on Thursday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said the application lacked merit and deserved to be dismissed.

The paper gathered on Tuesday that the ex-governor will be arraigned on nine counts.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling he gave on Thursday, refused to grant the prayer of the plaintiffs.

This followed the presidential policy directive that strengthens Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)’s power to approve and regulate integrated upstream operations.

He restated the order at the beginning of hearing in the suit instituted by Ajaka against Governor Yahaya Bello and others.

Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after Alison-Madueke’s lawyer, Benson Igbanoi, and EFCC’s counsel, M.D. Baraya, regularised their processes in the suit.

The inadvertent postponement somewhat dilated the judgment delivery by three weeks. Ekwo has now given judgment in the suit.  On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, he voided the presidential action that suddenly removed Araraume from office on January 17, 2022, about three months after he was appointed, saying it was wrongful, illegal, null and void, and of no legal consequence because the removal did not follow the procedures provided for in the extant laws. 

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Binani, had on Monday approached the court for leave to file an application for judicial review of the administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made on April 16, 2023 in respect of her declaration as winner of the governorship election in Adamawa State which held on March 18 and the supplementary elections of April 15.

Justice Inyang Ekwo Tuesday ordered her lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, to address the court on whether it possesses the jurisdiction to hear the motion relating to the political developments in the State.

Delivering judgment in the matter on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said that his removal was unconstitutional and as such the court restored him as the Non- Executive Chairman of the company with full benefits.

Mamu, who will be arraigned by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the FG, will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja.

Justice Inyang Ekwo held that he handed down the jail term after the plea for mercy by the convict and his lawyer, C.M. Wancha.

The EFCC, in a counter affidavit deposed to by Iyabo Daramola, the agency’s senior legal officer, and filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja, prayed the court to dismiss Okorocha’s application.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for being status barred.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, ordered the conduct of a fresh election within 14 days of the order, which should be monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that Maina had not provided any compelling evidence to prove that the minister and the C-G had infringed on any of his basic right as provided by the law while in their custody.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, described the extradition request as “an abuse of court process,” on the grounds that Kyari was already standing a criminal trial before another court.

Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the leave while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application argued by the lawyer to the group, Ugo Nwofor.