A High Court in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, today stopped the swearing-in of Mr Calistus Ekenze as the new Deputy Governor of the state.
The court issued an interim order stopping the swearing-in ceremony after it was approached by Mr Madumere who is challenging his impeachment as deputy governor of the state.
Family members and top government officials had started gathering at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Chambers inside the Government House in Owerri where the swearing-in was supposed to take place before news of the ruling came in.
After waiting for over two hours for the commencement of the ceremony, the Imo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for justice, Miletus Nlemadim, announced to the waiting guests that the state government had complied with a fresh order from the court preventing the Chief Judge of the state, Pascal Nnadi, from swearing-in Mr Ekenze.
He, however, said that the state government is doing everything possible to vacate the order to enable the state government swear in the deputy governor designate on a future date.
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