Appeal Court reinstates sacked Bayelsa dep gov, Ebebi

Guardian

17 Feb 2011

Appeal Court reinstates sacked Bayelsa dep gov, Ebebi

 
THE Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has reinstated the impeached Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Peremobowei Ebebi.

Counsel to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Sebastine Hon (SAN), who confirmed the reinstatement, said his client would appeal against the judgment and ask for a stay of execution.

In the lead judgment delivered yesterday by Justice Dantijo Mohammed, the court ruled that the state House of Assembly erred by impeaching the deputy governor who had filed a case in court to prevent his removal from office.