A High Court in Enugu State has granted an injunction preventing Barr Ugochukwu Agballah from parading as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State. Additionally, the following individuals have been barred from parading as APC officials: Deputy Chairman Chief Augustine Alumonah, Mr. Jude Chinedu Aniogbo, Mr. Moses Emeka Eze, Barr. Sunday Ugwoke, Mr. Ugwu Christian Kanayo, Mr. Eze Chidiebere Johnson, Queen Charles, Onyekachi T. Ezeagu, and Comrade Idoko Chikadibia.
The injunction was obtained by journalist on Friday and signed by J. I. Agu, Esq, Deputy Chief Registrar 1. The suit, NO: E/548/2024, was filed before Hon. Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu on behalf of Nwafor Alphonsus Onyeachonam, Acting State Chairman, APC, Enugu State Chapter, Chief Michael Ezeanyawu, State Publicity Secretary, Comrade Peter Chime, State Youth Leader, Mr. Uba Uthman Onah (Chairman Forum Of L.G Chairmen), and Comrade Samuel Okonkwo (Chairman Forum Of L.G Secretaries).
The court document stated that the injunction was granted based on Sections 6 and 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), supported by a 46-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Chief Michael Ezeanyawu and filed at the High Court Registry, Enugu on 2nd day of August, 2024. The court ordered that the respondents were restrained from acting and parading themselves as occupying any of the following positions/posts, to wit: State Party chairman, State Party Deputy Chairman, State Party Treasurer, State Party Organizing Secretary, Nsukka Local Government Party Chairman of APC, Igboeze South Local Government Party Chairman of APC, State Party Youth Leader of APC, Enugu South Local Government Party Chairman, State Party Publicity Secretary of APC, and Enugu North Party Chairman, respectively of State Executives Committee, Enugu State Chapter.
The court also ordered that the respondents were restrained from calling, arranging, organizing, and holding any meetings, congresses, or conventions as the leadership of APC State Executive Committee (SEC) and/or interfering, disturbing, and meddling with the functions/activities of the Plaintiffs/Applicants (as well as other validly elected members of the said Executive) as the State Executive Committee of the Party in Enugu State, pending the hearing determination of the Motion on Notice on 13th August, 2024.
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Furthermore, the court ordered that the respondents were restrained from accessing, operating, withdrawing, and/or in whatever manner dealing with APC, Enugu State Party Account domiciled with the 11th Respondent, UNEC Branch, Enugu with Account Number 1025534529 and the Court hereby restrains the 11th Respondent from dealing with or honouring any instruction given by the 1st to 10th Respondents in respect of the said Account, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice on 13th August, 2024.
Additionally, the court ordered that the respondents were restrained from accessing, making use of, claiming, or in any manner whatsoever dealing with the Secretariat of APC, Enugu State Chapter which is at No. 598 Bishop Onyeabor Street, G.R.A, Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, pending the hearing determination of the Motion on Notice on 13th August, 2024.
The court granted leave to the applicants to serve any order made herein, the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction, and other subsequent processes in this suit on the 1st to 10th respondents by Substituted Means, to wit: by pasting same at the conspicuous parts of the APC, Enugu Chapter Secretariat at No. 598 Bishop Onyeabor Street, G.R.A, Enugu North Government Area of Enugu State.
The matter has been adjourned to the 13th day of August, 2024 for the Motion on Notice.
