Court declines Emefiele’s request to restrain INEC, AGF from stopping his presidential ambition
An Abuja division of the Federal high court has refused to grant the request of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation from preventing him from his presidential ambition.
On Monday, Emefiele’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome SAN asked the court for an order of status quo Ante Bellum to be made against INEC and the AGF to enable Mr Emefiele to not resign from office until 30 days to the general election.
Mr Emefiele argued that he is not a political appointee but a public servant.
He prayed the court to invoke section 318 of the 1999 Constitution to restrain the defendants from asking him to vacate office until 30 days to the February 2023 Presidential election.
In his ruling, Justice Ahmed Mohammed declined to grant the order but in turn, ordered him to put the defendants on notice and also serve court processes on the defendants.
The judge ordered AGF and INEC to appear before the court on May 12 and show cause why Mr Emefiele’s request should not be granted.
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