Imo Deputy Gov Impeached Amidst Restraining Court Order
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere, has been sacked from office.
He was sacked by 19 of the 27 members of the Imo House of Assembly.
The Assembly had earlier received a report by a seven-member panel set up by the state chief judge which allegedly indicted Mr Madumere of gross misconduct.
The sack occurred at about the same time a court in the state barred the lawmakers from removing Mr Madumere from office.
A High Court Judge in Owerri, Benjamin Iheka, gave an interim order restraining the seven-member panel constituted by the chief judge of the state from submitting its report, thus halting the removal proceedings.
Mr Madumere’s counsel, Ken Njemanze, on Monday filed an originating summon over what he described as a constitutional breach in the work of the panel, the New Telegraph reports.
Mr Njemanze explained he had filed an affidavit of urgency and wants justice to be served.
“We are very prepared to go on with the matter and parties have been served with the processes. And due to the nature of the subject matter of this suit, which concerns the office and person of the Deputy Governor.
He was sacked by 19 of the 27 members of the Imo House of Assembly.
The Assembly had earlier received a report by a seven-member panel set up by the state chief judge which allegedly indicted Mr Madumere of gross misconduct.
The sack occurred at about the same time a court in the state barred the lawmakers from removing Mr Madumere from office.
A High Court Judge in Owerri, Benjamin Iheka, gave an interim order restraining the seven-member panel constituted by the chief judge of the state from submitting its report, thus halting the removal proceedings.
Mr Madumere’s counsel, Ken Njemanze, on Monday filed an originating summon over what he described as a constitutional breach in the work of the panel, the New Telegraph reports.
Mr Njemanze explained he had filed an affidavit of urgency and wants justice to be served.
“We are very prepared to go on with the matter and parties have been served with the processes. And due to the nature of the subject matter of this suit, which concerns the office and person of the Deputy Governor.
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