By Abel Daniel, Lafia
The embattled Nasarawa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Aliyu Bello, has been dragged earlier than the Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Lafia by his ward govt committee.
Bello had been suspended by his Gayam ward chairman, Ibrahim Illiyasu, and his exco members over alleged constant anti-party actions.
The plaintiff, nevertheless, approached the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Lafia, in search of the court docket order to restrain the embattled APC chairman from parading himself as a member and chairman of the celebration within the state after his suspension.
The council to the respondent, barrister Oti Ogu, argued earlier than the choose that such prayers shouldn’t be granted since a substantive swimsuit has not been heard, noting that the prayers of the plaintiff usually are not throughout the context of the case earlier than the court docket however slightly a hypothesis.
Arguing earlier than Justice Mubolaji Olajiwan on the Federal Excessive Courtroom 1 in Lafia on Tuesday, counsel to the plaintiff prayed the court docket to concern an ex parte order to restrain Aliyu Bello from suspending the ward chairman and his exco members.
Responding, Justice Olajiwan mentioned that the court docket doesn’t have the jurisdiction to grant the ex parte order to restrain Aliyu Bello as APC chairman pending listening to of the substantive swimsuit.
The choose, nevertheless, handed down a warning that “events mustn’t take any step that’s prejudicial to the listening to of the fits. The justice urged the council to advise their shoppers accordingly.
Addressing journalists after the court docket sitting, counsel to the plaintiff, barrister Isa Hassan Nalaraba, mentioned they had been in court docket to maneuver a movement on discover filed in search of to restrain the embattled APC chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello, from parading himself because the member of APC and as state chairman after his suspension by the officers of his ward.
The case has been adjourned until twenty fifth September for listening to.
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