The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday dragged Hon. Justice Emmanuel Adema Obile before Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
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Obile was petitioned by the party over his role against its primary election scheduled for Thursday, 25th June.
The PDP has sent a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC), in respect of Suit No: FHC/PH/CS/69/202O, accusing Hon. Justice Emmanuel Adema Obile of the Federal High Court, Port Hacourt Division of being used to do a hatchet job for the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The party in the petition dated 23rd June 2020, signed by Dakzel Longii Shamnas, asked the NJC to order that the matter be transferred to the Federal High Court, Abuja division.
The party equally requested for disciplinary action against Justice Obile for entertaining a matter that he has no jurisdiction.
PDP, in its prayers asked “The Chief judge of the Federal High Court be advised to reassign the suit to a Judge of the Federal High Court sitting at the Abuja Division of the Court; and immediate disciplinary action be commenced against Hon. Justice E.A. Obile of the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court for invidiously assuming jurisdiction and taking sides in the political conflict in Ede State with a view to disrupting the political process.”
The party stated that Justice Obile while going through originating processes before assuming jurisdiction, should have recognized that the Port Harcourt Division of Federal High Court was chosen to make it impossible for the Defendants to appear before the court and to have tall hearing in the matter.
PDP claimed that it’s position is reinforced by the applications for abridgment of time and substituted service considering the time-bound nature of the primary election.
The party further pointed out that its headquarters is not in Port Harcourt and that the Rivers State Chapter of the PDP was not involved in conducting the primary elections.
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