A High Court in Owerri, the Imo
state capital, has stopped the swearing-in of Mr Calistus Ekenze as the new
Deputy Governor of the state following the impeachment of Eze Madumere.
The court ruling came in on
Tuesday morning just as Ekenze was about to be sworn in.
The Attorney-General of the
state, Miletus Nlemadim, informed those gathered for the ceremony about the
ruling which halted the process.
Recall that Deputy
Governor of Imo state, Eze Madumere was on Monday impeached by the state House
of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct.
But the action was in defiance to
an order by a state High Court presided over by Justice Ben Iheka on July 30,
restraining the legislators and the Chief Judge of the state Justice, Paschal
Nnadi, from any further moves regarding the impeachment process, pending the
hearing and determination of the matter.
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