Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has issued an exparte order of interim injunction barring the Chief Judge of the state and the Clerk of the state House of Assembly from dealing with the Martins Amaewhule-led state House of Assembly.
The order issued by Justice Jumbo Stephen also prevented them from dealing with Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Assembly, and from acting on any resolutions, articles of impeachment, or communications from them.
The suit marked PHC/2177/CS/2024 was filed by the Attorney General of the state as the first plaintiff and the Governor of the State, Siminialayi Fubara, as the second plaintiff, against Amaewhule and 26 others, as the first set of defendants, and Victor Oko-Jumbo, and others, CJ of the State and Clerk of the State House of Assembly and the Peoples Democratic Party as second sets of defendants.
The court also ordered all parties to maintain the status quo ante litem as of July 5, 2024, until the motion for an interlocutory injunction is heard and determined.
The court, however, adjourned till July 15, 2024, for the motion on notice for Interlocutory injunction.
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