Idris Ahmed, Lokoja.
The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has granted leave to the Ohinoyi of Ebira, Ado Ibrahim, Maigari of Lokoja, Ohimegye Igu Kotonkarfe to join as interested parties in the ongoing appeal on the judgement earlier passed by the Court.
The Court has also granted the stay of execution of an earlier ruling on the matter between the Attah Igala and the Attorney General of the federation as requested by the appellants
Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja had earlier in a judgement ceded the overlordship of Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kogi LGA and placed the said areas under the jurisdiction of the Attah Igala.
While delivering his ruling for stay of execution, Justice Gabriel Okwo, said the application by the people of Lokoja, Kogi and Ajaokuta LGAs wanting to join as interested parties, is also granted
Consequently, he granted leave for the Ohinoyi of Ebira Land, Ado Ibrahim, the Maigari of Lokoja, Alh. Muhammadu Kabiru Maikafi, the Ohi of Eganyi, and the Ohimegye Igu Kotonkarfe, Alh. Abdulrazaq Isah Koto to be joined as interested parties.
Justice Okwo consequently set aside the earlier Judgement to allow for the interested parties to join and file for an appeal on the earlier Judgement, maintaining that parties seeking to be joinders have shown sufficient reasons to be joined.
The Judge maintained that having shown grounds that the joinder rights has been infringed upon, the leave for parties to enter into appeal has been granted.
Speaking shortly after the ruling Barr. Muhammed Tanko Musa who is a counsel for Ohimegye Koton-Karfe, HRM. Alhaji Abdulrazaq Sani Isah-Koto and second respondent for appellate expressed satisfaction with the court decision to set aside earlier judgement as to allow the interested parties to be joined in the appeal as requested.
The interested parties are:
1. Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
2. Adogu of Eganyi (Ajaokuta).
3. The Maigari of Lokoja.
4.The Ohimege igu of Koto.
