Hon. Aguele Took Victor Emukhagbon to Cleaners as Appeal Court Delivered Judgement

By Simeon OSAJIE

It was another victory for democracy and for the good people of Esan-South East local government area following a judgement by the Appeal Court in respect to the appeal brought before it by the former Chairman of Esan South-East local government council Mr. Victor Emukhagbon against the judgement by the lower court that earlier ended his chairmanship position. The lower court in earlier judgement ordered him to refund all salaries he collected from the council within the period under review. 

It will be recalled that following the rape of our hard democracy orchestrated by the godfathers in favour of Mr. Victor Emukhagbon in  year 2018 when he was not a card carrying member of the party, neither his name found anywhere within  the party's register nor collected the party's nomination/expression of interest form and never contested as chairman in the first place but had his name submitted to the Edo State Independent Electoral committee (ESIEC) as the chairmanship candidate of the party at the expense of Hon. Peter Aguele the valid and authentic chairmanship candidate of the party whose name was illegally dropped by the for reasons best known to the self acclaimed godfathers.

As a result of this act, Hon. Peter Aguele being a patriotic Nigeria and would not take laws into his hands thereafter approached the law court which is the last hope of the common man.

On the 20th day of March, 2020, the illegal council chairman Mr. Victor Emukhagbon was consequently removed and directed by the court to refund all the salaries he has so far received from the council while the validly elected authentic council chairman Hon. Peter Aguele was declared the authentic elected council chairman and was therefore sworn-in.

Mr. Victor  Emukhagbon further advance to appeal and in a  judgement; the appeal court have set aside Mr. Victor Emukhagbon's prayers and upheld the judgement of the lower court and subsequently declared Hon. Peter Aguele as the authentic chairman of Esan South-East local government council while Mr.  Victor  Emukhagbon was consequently directed to in addition pay the sum of N500,000  (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only  to the duly elected council chairman Hon.  Aguele as compensation.