Just before the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, the Chairman of the Imo State part of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Daniel Nwafor, has charged the Imo State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of gross defiance to court order and treatment of the High Court with levity and despise.
In a letter directed to the Head of Department (HoD) Election and Party Monitoring, INEC, Owerri, Barrister V. O Nwokeabia, Nwafor claimed that in spite of the judgment and request of a Federal High Court, Abuja, in suit no: FCT/HC/BW/CV/103/2018, the state INEC, against all known just standards, has been treating the court and its judgment with levity.
Nwafor said the Federal High Court Abuja had allowed his application chasing, among others, that the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Ezeonu and every one of the officers in that office remember him (Nwafor) as the administrator of APC in Imo Sate.
In front of the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, the Chairman of the Imo State section of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Daniel Nwafor, has blamed the Imo State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of gross rebellion to court request and treatment of the High Court with levity and abhor.
In a letter routed to the Head of Department (HoD) Election and Party Monitoring, INEC, Owerri, Barrister V. O Nwokeabia, Nwafor affirmed that regardless of the judgment and request of a Federal High Court, Abuja, in suit no: FCT/HC/BW/CV/103/2018, the state INEC, against all known law based standards, has been treating the court and its judgment with levity.
Nwafor said the Federal High Court Abuja had conceded his application chasing, among others, that the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Ezeonu and every one of the officers in that office acknowledge him (Nwafor) as the Chairman of APC in Imo Sate.
Nwanko also said
“Despite the rule of law slogan of your commission, your office has consistently insulted the court and its judgment and orders. This is shocking coming from a lawyer that the reason for disobeying orders of court and treating the court with levity is that someone is directing you to do so. This is wrong and unacceptable.”
“All of us must obe11 “Since the state INEC HoD now claims to be bigger than the court and the laws of the land.
“I am compelled to formally write a petition to the disciplinary committee of the body of lawyers to call you to order while I also continue with the contempt matter.”
