By CHARLES IWUOHA

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP)in Ebonyi State has alleged plans by the state government to undermined the ruling of a federal High court the voided the LGA Elections.

The court had on Thursday, August 25, nullified the local government election conducted on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 by the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral commission (EBSlEC) for not following required guidelines.

PDP, in a statement on Friday, by its Publicity secretary, Mr Chika Nwoba, said the state government has perfected plans to use one of the vacation state High court judges to get a counter judgment.

The statement reads in part: “The attention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has been drawn to a plan by the Ebonyi State Government led by His Excellency, Engr David Umahi to undermine the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki, delivered yesterday, 25th of August, 2022 nullifying the local government elections recently held in Ebonyi State by the Gov. Umahi administration.

“This attempt is to disobey the judgment of the Abakaliki Federal High Court is billed to be carried out using Justice H.A Njoku of the Ebonyi State High Court in Abakaliki.

“The information we have is that the Ebonyi State Government has perfected plans to approach Justice H. A Njoku of the state High Court who doubles as the Vacation Judge/Court to obtain a counter judgement in form or an order to undermine the judgment of the Hon. Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki which rendered the recently conducted local government elections in Ebonyi State nulliied, on the ground that due process as captured by electoral Act wasn't followed by the EBSIEC Laws regulating the conduct of the said elections were not made known to anybody or the public regarding the organisation and conduct of the 2022 chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ebonyi State.”

According to the statement, the judiciary and general public to be aware of the plot hatched by the Ebonyi State Government to connive with Justice H. A Njoku who has always been a willing tool for disobedience of judgments of courts of competent jurisdiction.

However, the statement urge Justice H.A Njoku to steer clear of the plot as the part would be taking serious legal process against him, if he yields to such an irresponsible overture.