The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted permission to run for president in 2023 by the Delta State High Court in Kwale division.
Justice DC Maidoh, the presiding judge, handed down his decision on Thursday, May 12 and delayed the case till May 25.
As seen by InsightnaijaTV, the court issued an order prohibiting the CBN Board and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from preventing Emefiele from contesting the general elections in 2023.
According to The Punch, Emefiele quietly submitted an application for a court injunction on May 5, 2022, to allow him to continue as CBN chairman and run for President.
Following the ruling, the court barred the CBN board and INEC from preventing Emefiele from running for President in 2023.
The ruling read in part: “The court upon reading through the motion papers and hearing C.N. Ofiah Esq. for the claimants/applicants ordered as follows: I have read the processes in this suit, and the applicant has complied with order 39 of our rules.
“Applicants also deposed to an affidavit of urgency. From the processes before this court, I find that the said application at this stage has merit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“In the circumstances, in line with order 39 rule 3 of our rules, this motion is hereby granted. The motion on notice is accordingly adjourned to 25/5/2022 for hearing. The applicant is to enter undertaking if the order sought ought not to have been made.
“In the circumstances, in line with order 39 rule 3 of our rules, this motion is hereby granted. The motion on notice is accordingly adjourned to 25/5/2022 for hearing.”
Meanwhile, Emefiele has reportedly dropped out of the 2023 presidential contest, just weeks before the APC’s presidential primary (APC).
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