Following the conflicting orders from courts of coordinate jurisdiction on the removal and reinstatement of the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has summoned six state Chief Judges in relation to the spate of conflicting orders emanating from their courts.
Those summoned are Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states.
The CJN issued the summons on Monday in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
By the summons, the affected Chief Judges are to first appear before CJN, preparatory to their appearance before the NJC to explain what informed the issuance of conflicting orders by courts of coordinate jurisdiction.
The CJN, in was learnt, frowned at the embarrassment caused the Judiciary by the actions of the judges behind the conflicting ex-parte orders in relation to cases on disputes in some political parties, most notably, the PDP.
The media aide to the CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah confirmed that Justice Muhammad did issue the summons in his capacity as the Chairman of the NJC.
It was gathered that the meeting between the CJN and the affected Heads of Courts would hold this week before their appearance before the NJC sometime next week.
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