PLATEAU PDP: SANGO MAY BE CHARGED
FOR CONTEMPT
By
Emmanuel Atabat
Friday,
20 October, 2017
The
Plateau State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Damishi T.
Sango may be charged for contempt of Court as he has been served with Form 48
which is a notice of consequences of disobedience to Order of Court.
Recall
that Hon. Tapwa Kubut Goma for himself and as representing the executive
committee of PDP Kanke LGA had sued Sango and the PDP for refusing to swear
them into office as the authentic EXCO for Kanke, instead, Sango is alleged to
have appointed an acting Chairman for the LGA.
It
is further alleged that while the case with Suit No.: PLD/P45CV/2016 was still
ongoing, Sango kick-started the process to conduct fresh elections in Kanke. It
is said that when Hon. Goma got wind of that development, he approached the
same Court and got an Order of Interim Injunction restraining the Defendants
either by themselves, their servants, privies and or any other person howsoever
described from conducting a fresh congress election either at the Ward level or
Local Government level in Kanke LGA which is the subject matter on the main
Suit on 27th September, 2017 or any other day whatsoever pending the
determination of Motion on Notice.
However,
it is further alleged that despite being served with the Court Order, Sango and
the PDP in the State went ahead to conduct the congress elections in Kanke LGA.
This is said to have prompted Barrister Lawrence Anyia, Counsel to the
Plaintiffs to call the attention of the Court on 5th October, 2017
before moving the Motion when he said, “The Motion on Notice is ripe for
hearing and we are ready to move same. However, I want to draw this Court’s
attention to the fact that in spite of the filing of interlocutory application
to restrain the Defendants from conducting an election in Kanke LGA in this
case, as well as sister Case No.: PLD/P45CV/2016, the Defendants have gone
ahead to organize an election and swore in a new EXCO and not the Plaintiffs
and which is the basis of the two cases and the application to restrain”.
But
the Defendants through their Counsel, N.I. Darong vehemently denied the
allegation stating that “No elections have been conducted by the Defendants and
no new EXCO as a result, have been sworn-in as alleged”.
The
instruction in the Form 48 is very clear as it reads; “TAKE NOTICE that unless
you obey the directions contained in the Order of Court herein, you will be
guilty of contempt of Court and will be liable to be committed to prison”.
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