Journalists were not permitted to cover the proceedings because the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which is sitting in Umuahia, is scheduled to rule on a petition filed by the former speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, against the representative of the Ikwuano-Umuahia federal constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha. Only attorneys and representatives of the parties to the lawsuit were permitted admission to the courtroom because armed Department of State Services, DSS, employees were stationed at the entrance to the courtroom at the High Court facilities in Umuahia.
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An attempt by our Correspondent to gain entrance into the courtroom was rebuffed by one of the DSS personnel on duty who simply told him it was a directive from the Chairman of the three-man panel.
The former Speaker who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, approached the tribunal seeking the nullification of Aguocha’s removal on several grounds. One of the reliefs sought by Orji was the removal of Aguocha for allegedly participating in the PDP primaries before joining the Labour Party. Meanwhile, interested persons are milling around the court premises curiously waiting for the outcome of the court trial.
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