The High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State today (Friday) reinstated the sacked Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Tiwei Orunimighe.
The judgment is said to be generating tension in the party, with APC’s ward congress scheduled to begin on Saturday.
Orunmimighe was expelled by the National Working Committee (NWC) over allegations of anti-party activities and Josef Fafi was appointed to act as chairman.
Also suspended by the committee are the Deputy Chairman of the party, Eddy Julius and the state party Secretary, Marlin Daniel.
Orunimighe then dragged the APC, the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court challenging his removal.
But while ruling on an exparte motion, the presiding judge of the High Court, Sagbama Division, Justice E.G. Omukoro, granted all the reliefs sought by the sacked chairman.
Omukoro in his judgment said: “I am persuaded and inclined to grant the reliefs sought as they are preservative in nature and intended to protect the applicant’s lawfully and judicially recognized office from threats.”
He thereafter fixed May 10 for hearing of the motion on notice.
