against the decision of the Court of Appeal to reinstate the sacked
Chairman of Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze (Dr.) Cletus
I. Ilomuanya.
He had dissolved the Imo State Council of Ndi Eze, in his maiden
broadcast on June 6, 2011. It was a decision which Ilomuanya resented
and for which he sued Okorocha. Not satisfied with the rule against
him, he went to the Court of Appeal and obtained a favourable verdict.
Dissatisfied with the decision, the governor went to Supreme Court.
When the matter came up yesterday at the Supreme Court, Abuja, the
presiding Justice, Justice John Fabiyi, struck out the suit on the
ground that leave was not obtained.
In a mild drama ensued, as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for
Justice Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), within minutes refiled the appeal
through suit No SC9/ 2015, in which Okorocha is praying the apex court
that the five years tenure of Dr. Cletus I. Ilumounya had elapsed on
January 28, 2015, having been appointed on January 28, 2010, by the
former governor of the state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim.
Okorocha had, also, through the Attorney-General, filed a motion for a
stay of execution of the Court of Appeal judgment pending the
determination of his fresh appeal.
He maintained that the tenure of Ilumounya cannot be extended, with
reference to the verdict of the Supreme Court on the Rashidi Adewolu
Ladoja v Independent National Electoral Commission case.
Meanwhile, Justice Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN) had petitioned the
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, over an attempt by Eze
Ilumounya to mislead the public on the appeal, which is still pending.
--DailyTimes
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