A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sacked the acting governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri and ordered the swearing in of the former Deputy Governor Bala Ngilari as the Adamawa State governor.
The trial Judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi made the order while delivering judgment on Wednesday, in the a brought before it by the immediate past Adamawa State Deputy Governor Bala Ngilari.
Ngilari had prayed the court to order that he should be to sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako on July 15, 2014.
The court also stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the Saturday bye-election into the governorship position of the state.
Justice Adeniyi held in the judgment that Ngilari did not resign in accordance with Section 306 (1) (2) and (5) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and added also that Ngilari's purpoted resignation is not recognised in the face of the law.
The Judge declared Fintiri’s occupation of the governor's office as illegal and ordered the State’s Chief Judge or President of the Customary Court of Appeal to swear in Ngilari with immediate effect.
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