Why The Court Struck Out Our Application For Stay Of Execution – Umahi Speaks

Why The Court Struck Out Our Application For Stay Of Execution – Umahi Speaks

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday said that they have voluntarily withdrawn their application for stay of execution from the Federal High Court Abuja, having appealed the judgement delivered by the Court which sacked him and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, from their respective offices.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday struck out, an application for stay of execution file by Umahi and his deputy, asking it to order a stay of execution of its March 8, 2022, judgement which sacked Umahi and his deputy.

A statement by Umahi’s spokesman, Mr Francis Nwaze explained that Umahi and his deputy, voluntarily withdrew the application for stay of execution, since the matter had been entered at the court of appeal and records of proceedings also transmitted to the appellate court.

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The statement urged the public to disregard wrong interpretations and insinuations from some “mischievous” quarters about the proceedings of the Federal High Court on Monday which struck out the application for stay of execution filed by Umahi and his deputy.

The statement partly read, “Governor Umahi and his deputy, Barr. Igwe has appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court of March 8, 2022, on their defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) through their team of lawyers led by Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume, SAN did inform the court for a withdrawal of their earlier application for stay of execution.

“The above was because an appeal has been entered at the court of appeal and records of proceedings have been transmitted to the appellate court. On the notice above, Emmanuel Ukala, PDP counsel, did not oppose the application.

“Consequently, Ekwo struck out the application following confirmation that a valid appeal had been entered at the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, challenging the verdict on them and at this point, the Federal High Court, from which the appeals emanated, ceased to have jurisdiction to entertain any matter on those cases.

“Let me equally confirm that a valid application for stay of execution has been made at the Court of Appeal which now has jurisdiction over the case and we urge the good people of Ebonyi State and supporters of our Presidential Hopeful and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi to remain calm, avoid being distracted as we are on a divine mandate and the court remains the final hope of a common man just as we are optimistic that we shall get the victory at the end.”

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