Enugu: Reps member asks Court to stop Casmir Agbo as LP Chairman

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja

A member of the House of Representatives, Prof. Paul Nnamchi asking the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to restrain Casmir Agbo from parading himself as the Labour Party Chairman in Enugu state.

The court is further been urged to nullify whatever steps and actions taken by Casmir Agbo since the expiration of his tenure as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.

The plaintiff, Prof. Nnamchi is a House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo federal constituency on the platform of the Labour Party.

Meanwhile, Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered substituted service to be served on Casmir Agbo and the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure.

The Court which has fixed October 9, 2024 for hearing of the matter, equally ordered that hearing notice be served on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Enugu State Independent National Electoral Commission.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Aremiyau Yusuf had moved and obtained an order of substituted service on Agbo and Abure following his inability to serve them with the court processes.

While the LP was represented in court by Vivian Kowei, the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th respondents were not in court, including their legal representatives.

In his originating summons pending before the court, the federal lawmaker listed Casmir Agbo for himself and the State Working Committee and State Executives of the party; Julius Abure, the national chairman of the party, for himself and the National Working Committee and National Executives of the party, the Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, as defendants.

Whether by virtue of Article 15 of the Labour Party Constitution, the tenure of the 1st defendant (Casmir Agbo) as Chairman of the 3rd defendant (Labour Party) Enugu State has not expired by efflusion of time.

Whether by virtue of the report on the monitoring of the Labour Party National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on 18th day of April, 2023, the extension of tenure granted by the 3rd defendant’s NEC, has not also expired.
Whether the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants are not bound by the constitution of the 3rd defendant.
Whether it’s right for the 1st defendant to continue to parade himself as the Chairman of the Labour Party in Enugu State after his expiration of the tenure of office.

He is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the 4th-5th defendants from recognizing Agbo as the Chairman of Labour Party, Enugu State.