NO EXCUSE FOR IMPUNITY

PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) BURUTU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA EXECUTIVE – NO EXCUSE FOR IMPUNITY

I had an interesting conversation with a Party Faithful recently on SUIT NO.:FHC/WR/CS/189/2013 between Sagbegha Korokorosei Plaintiff and Ogbeibiri Kenneth, Peter Nwaboshi, Peoples Democratic Party and Independent National Electoral Commission defendants. Ogbeibiri Kenneth is the illegally sworn in Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Burutu Local Government Area and who had enjoyed the privilege of that office since 1^st October, 2012 and still parades himself as the Chairman of the Party in the Council Area in flagrant disregard to the Judgment and Judgment order of 5^th March, 2013.

The Party stalwart said  “The hands of the Party leadership is tied as there is a stay of execution order by a Court pending the determination of the appeal filled by the defendant Ogbeibiri Kenneth” 

I immediately called Mr. Sagbegha Korokorosei to find out if he had been served an Appeal from any court? He responded in the Negative and records at the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Warri Judicial Division, shows that the defendant Mr. Ogbeibiri Kenneth had only filled a “NOTICE OF APPEAL” but has not appealed the Judgment.

A Notice of Appeal is a formal Notice served to an Appellate Court (and to parties involved in the case) by a litigant party to inform them of its intention to request review of a lower court’s order

Where such a notice has not been served on the Plaintiff and all parties in the said suit as the Law stipulates, do we say such notice has been served? Lawyers can answer that.

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Executive In Delta State are men of Integrity who themselves went through several road blocks before they were sworn in can see through this cobweb of Deceit and Illegality being orchestrated by people with Motives that is not in the best interest of the Unity and Peace that the Party now enjoys. That is why we are calling on the relevant authorities to do what is right and Swear in Mr. Sagbegha Korokorosei.

Our Party, The largest Party in Africa prides itself as a Party that upholds the Rule of Law, which is one of the cardinal pillars upon which the democracy we practice is built on. How can we say we uphold the Rule of Law when we flagrantly disregard valid Court Judgments like we have seen in the case of Sagbegha Korokorosei, whose mandate was stolen by the usurper Ogbeibiri Kenneth since 1^st October, 2012?

The Judgment as handed down by the Honorable Justice M. Shitu Abubakar is unambiguous and does not require the services of a lawyer to understand. It’s been more than Three Months since that Judgment was handed down and Sagbegha Korokorosei is yet to be served an Appeal. If Ogbeibiri Kenneth and his fellow conspirators of Illegality and fraud want to appeal, let them do so if the Law permits. If not, we once again appeal that SAGBEGHA KOROKOROSEI be Sworn In as the Court has ordered 5^th March, 2014.