Nigeria Daily News: Imo APGA pleads for patience on sacked council chiefs

Imo APGA pleads for patience on sacked council chiefs
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Staff on 22/07/2012 21:00:00


AS controversy continues to trail the enforcement of Appeal Court judgment on
the ouster of elected local council chairmen by the Imo State government, the
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged parties to the dispute to await
the Supreme Court ruling on the matter.
It, however, denied receipt of warnings on the consequences of disobedience of
the verdict.
In a statement signed by APGA’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bernard
Akoma, and made available to The Guardian, the party rued what it described as
“the unconventional manner in which the implementation of the Appeal Court
judgment on the councils in Imo State is being pursued.” APGA decried the
alleged desperate action of the police when the state government had appealed
against the ruling.
He said: “It is trite law that whenever a motion for stay of execution is
pending before a court of competent jurisdiction, all parties are expected to
maintain the status quo.
“We wish to state that the party or Imo State government for that matter has
never been served with any drawn-up order or forms 48 and 49, which ordinarily
are necessary warnings about consequences of disobedience as to empower the
police to enforce the judgment by force.”