CONTEMPT PROCEEDING HANGING ON AMUPITAN'S NECK : NNPP

 

Amupitan's  disobedience to court orders may truncate 2027 elections time table -NNPP


The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says the penchant  of INEC Chairman,  Prof. Joash Amupitan to disobey Court orders shall likely affect the 2027 general elections time table. 

The party  also said that it is regrettable  that a professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria does not see anything wrong in  disobeying court orders no matter the interest he may be protecting. 

This is contained in a statement by the NNPP Secretary General, Comrade Ogini Olaposi on Thursday in Lagos. 

 Comrade Ogini Olaposi                                         Secretary General, NNPP

"A  contempt proceeding is hanging on Amupitan's neck before Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal Capital Territory High  Court Abuja. 

"Recall that on Wednesday,  May 13, Amupitan who was served with forms 48 , 49 and notice of hearing to appear  before the FCT high court, did not show up, instead, he sent one Isa from INEC litigation department as representative. 

"When his representative was asked why the chairman of INEC have decided to disobey court orders, he said it was  due to administrative procedures in the commission to attend issues just on time .


Justice  kawu again asked the counsel to tell Amupitan that between administrative procedures and compelling order of court which one is superior and must be obeyed or  attended to first, he kept apologising. 

"The court reminded  Isa that there is a record and proof of service of form 48,49 and notice of hearing in the court file as evidenced  and adjourned the matter to May  19  2026 to ensure fair hearing  for  Amupitan."

Olaposi alleged that that Kwankwaso have been boasting that he will render NNPP useless as long as he was not allowed to use the party with Peter Obi for  the 2027 general elections,  claiming that he made  the NNP popular. 

"It is becoming likely that Amupitan may be the instrument of Kwankwaso to disadvantage  the NNPP in the 2027 general elections technically.


"The Abia State high court, the FCT high court and court of Appeal Owerri have confirmed NNPP  under the leadership of the Founder and Chairman Board of Trustees, Dr Aniebonam as the authentic  leader and ordered the commission to restore the  original Logo of the party and upload the Dr Agbo Major led National Working Committee of the party  to its server. 

"We still wonder why the INEC chairman is acting to the contrary even when Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima, Dr Ahmed Ajuji and Barr Ladipo Johnson etc are obviously in a new party.

"The  FCT  high court gave a compelling order of 72 hours to upload NNPP  to the INEC  server and file an affidavit of compliance within 14  days, but two months after,  Amupitan has remained adamant."


"At the moment, the INEC time table is against NNPP relevance for the  2027 general elections. What happens if the court orders INEC to readjust its time table to accommodate NNPP's participation, time shall tell. " Olaposi added.

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