Court threatens to jail Iwu, others for disobedience – Daily Trust
November 10, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
The Court of Appeal Abuja has threatened to jail chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu and his officials should they continue disobeying the judgement of its sister court in Calabar.
The appeal Court in Calabar had ordered that a member representing Uyo Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom state in the House of Representatives, Bassey Etim, should vacate his seat to pave way the swearing of Chief Emmanuel Obot, who had been declared winner of the April 2007 election.
But since the court sitting as an appeal tribunal made the pronouncement in February 12, 2009, Obot has neither been issued a certificate of return by INEC, nor Etim asked to vacate his seat.
The other three officials of the commission facing contempt proceedings before the Court are Mr. Philip Umeadi (jnr.), Mr. Victor Chukwuani and Prince Adedeji Goyebi.
