A Federal high court sitting in Owerri, the Imo state capital has stopped the All Progressives Congress (APC) from going ahead with the state congress scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2018.
Five members of the party in the state had gone to court seeking an interim order to stop the congress from going ahead with the congress pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
Presiding Judge, Justice Lewis Allagoa said it is hereby ordered that โthe respondents are hereby ordered to appear in court on the next adjourned date to show cause why the order should not be granted.
The plaintiff in the case Re Barrister Manchu Augustine, Anumhinu China Jude, Akudinobi Umunna, Ekwebelum Sammy Kelechi and Joseph Ilechukwu, while the respondents are the APC, INEC, the National Organising Secretary of the party, the state chairman of the party, Chief Hilary Eke, Chairman of the Ward and Local government congress committee and six others.
โThat time is hereby abridged to order that the return date shall be provided that the respondents are served 48hours before then ad that all parties stands adjourned should maintain status quo anti belliumโ.
The court adjourned the matter to 22nd May for further hearing.
The plaintiffs are seeking an interim injunction to stop the conduct of local government and any other congress pending the determination of the suit.
