We had reported earlier today that the swearing-in ceremony was ongoing at the Sam Mbakwe expanded Exco Chambers, at the Government House in Owerri, the state capital. However following the new court ruling, it was gathered that the Attorney-General of the state, Miletus Nlemadim, informed those gathered for the ceremony about the ruling which halted the process.
Recall that former Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere was on Monday impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct. Considering the act as defiance to an order by a state High Court presided over by Justice Ben Iheka on July 30, the legislators and the Chief Judge of the state Justice, Paschal Nnadi, have been restrained from any further moves regarding the impeachment process, pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
Madumere had on the oher hand, flayed the House of Assembly for being a willing tool in the hands of the governor for political witch hunting. The impeached deputy governor who described his removal from office as illegal, said neither the House of Assembly nor the seven-man panel set up by the chief judge of the state, Paschal Nnadi, invited him to any of their sittings.
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