A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sacked the State Executives of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Justice Timipre Cocodia in his ruling on the suit filed by Mr Alex Izibenikiebo Blankson in suit no: YHC/16/2022 also nullified the ward, local government and state congresses held from September 3 to 4, 2021 and 16th October 2021.
Justice Cocodia in his ruling on Friday upheld the claimant’s eight prayers over exclusion, anomalies and disobedience to Court orders over the conduct of the ward, local government and state congresses.
The claimant through his counsel, Mr James Fawei asked the court whether having regard to the filing, service and knowledge of the defendants of the pendency of the motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction in suit No. YHC/107/2021, seeking to restrain the defendant in Bayelsa State for the purpose of electing its party leaders/officers, the defendant was duty bound to refrain from any action whatsoever pertaining to the conduct of its Congress until the hearing and determination of the said motion on Notice by the Court.
They also sought an order nullifying the ward, local government and state congresses and election held by the defendants in Bayelsa State on the 3rd and 4th of September and 16th of October, 2021 in defiance of the restraining order made by the court on July 30, 2022, and during the pendency of the Motion for Interlocutory Injunction as well as during the pendency of the Appeal No: CA/PH/246/2021.
Justice Cocodia of the State High Court, after hearing from the claimant and defendant counsels, upheld the eight prayers sought by the plaintiff.
