BREAKING: Court Strikes Out Stay of Execution On Umahi’s Case, Remains Sacked

Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Abuja, on Monday, struck out the motion filed by sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment.

Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma Ma-Chukwu Ume, SAN, counsel for Umahi and co-counsel, Kelechi Igwe, asked the court for the withdrawal of the motion which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s lawyer, Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, did not oppose the application.

The motion for stay of execution was marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/920/21, between PDP V INEC and three others.

The court on March 8, in a judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered Umahi; his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, and 16 lawmakers to vacate their office and seats, following their defection from the PDP to All Progressives Congress (APC).