APC file petiton against Wike, demand transfer of Ize Iyamu’s case to another judge

The opposition party said justice would not be done with Taiwo overseeing the case, given his strong relationship with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, who belongs with the rival party and has vested interest in the outcome of the election.

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The APC, in a petition signed on August 20, 2020 by its National Secretary, John Akpanudoedehe, cited that Wike had openly declared that he would go to extreme lengths to ensure that PDP emerges victorious in the coming gubernatorial election.

The statement reads in part, “That on August 10, 2020, when Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/758/2020 came up for mention, the learned judge, suo motu, abridged the time allowed by law for the defendants to respond, even when some of the defendants have not been served with the originating processes, by fixing the matter for August 24, 2020, for hearing and that responses must be filed before then.

“That at the time the learned judge made the said order, a motion on notice to abridge time was pending before the court which had not been served on all parties.”

The APC said that they are not expecting an impartial verdict from Justice Taiwo; hence

“. . . therefore humbly request that the said matters be transferred to any other vacation Judge in the Federal Capital Territory.”

Recall that the PDP had filed two suits against the APC flag-bearer, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, demanding for the disqualification of the clergyman in the upcoming election.

The APC have now come out to demand for a transfer of the inquest from Justice Taiwo’s jurisdiction in the interest of having a fair hearing.