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No fewer than one hundred suspected political thugs on Thursday stormed Ebonyi State High court in Abakaliki, to protest over alleged leadership tussle rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Investigation revealed that the suspected hoodlums invaded the court to protest against the decision of a Judge, Justice Vincent Nwanchor, who recused himself from entertaining a suit brought before it by the Chairman of a faction of the PDP, Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, who was sacked by the national leadership of the party. Recall that Justice Nwanchor had while resigning as the third Judge in a row to reject the bidding of the plaintiffs in suit No: HAB/161/2020 after his brother Judges; the State’s Chief Judge, Justice Anselm Nwigwe and Justice Elvis Ngene towed similar paths acceded to one of a two-point of facts contained in a motion on notice brought by the 8th defendant and also a lead counsel in the suit, Barr. Mudi Erhenede.
The judges who withdrew earlier when the matter was brought before their court were, Justice Elvis Ngene and the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Anslem Nwigwe.
The suit was bid to be ruled on the 18th of this month but was adjourned till January 20 following an application by Counsel to the Defendants, Chief Mudi Erenede arguing that they had filed an appeal on the jurisdiction of the State High court.
During the resumed sitting on Wednesday, Barr Erenede tendered another application asking the Presiding Judge, Justice Nwanchor to recuse himself on grounds that he was a brother to the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Kelechi Igwe who was an interested party in the suit.
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Justice Vincent Nwanchor, handling a suit filed by Chief Onyekachi Nwaebonyi in an Ebonyi State High Court, sitting in Abakaliki challenging the dissolution of the State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, recused himself from the matter.
The withdrawal was the third time in a row a presiding Judge was recusing himself from the case after Justice Elvis Ngene and the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Anslem Nwaigwe did the same some weeks ago, when the matter was handed over to them.
The suit was slated for ruling on January 18 but was deferred till January 20 following an application by the counsel to the defendants, Chief Mudi Erenede, saying they had filed an appeal on the jurisdiction of the State High court.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Justice Vincent Nwancho of Ebony State High Court, of acting under the influence of the Governor of the State, Engr. Dave Umahi in a matter before his court, against the state’s helmsman.