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How Will Obi, Obidients React To This? – Judge Issues Strong Warning Against False Reportage Of Court Proceedings As Court Strikes Out Labour Party Candidate’s Application (DETAILS)
How Will Obi, Obidients React To This? – Judge Issues Strong Warning Against False Reportage Of Court Proceedings As Court Strikes Out Labour Party Candidate’s Application (DETAILS)
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out an application by the candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State in the March 18 governorship election, Chijioke Edeoga, seeking to be joined in the lawsuit instituted by Governor Peter Mbah, against the National Youth Service Corps.
The court struck out the application on Tuesday in the suit by the governor against the scheme for alleged misrepresentation of facts concerning his NYSC discharge certificate.
The judge also warned against false reportage of court proceedings.
Justice Ekwo, during the hearing of the N20 billion lawsuit between the governor and the NYSC warned against reporting what never transpired in court.
During the proceedings, before parties began to move pending motions, Justice Ekwo interjected and warned, “In this court, I operate an open door policy. I have instructed my registrars to make available to the media whatever document they need. I have always said that all that I want is accurate reportage of proceedings before this court.
“It’s only in this country that some persons will report falsehood and get away with it. I am not even saying you should be objective but report the facts the way they are; that’s why the registrars have been working with the media to ensure court proceedings are not misrepresented.”
During Tuesday’s proceedings, counsel to NYSC, Aminu Sadauki, told the court that he filed a notice of preliminary objection and the court asked, if he filed it alongside substantive matter, to which he responded in the negative.
Counsel to Governor Mbah, Mr. Emeka Ozoani, SAN, conceded to more time to allow Sadauki regularise his papers.
The court, therefore, fixed adjourned to July 11, 2023 for definite hearing of the substantive matter.
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