The Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri on 28th October,2022 has confirmed the Executive Officers of Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD of the State Chapter led by Dr. Stanley Nwachukwu as the authentic leadership of the Association.
However, the presiding judge,Justice Azuamah nullified Mr. Casmir Ezenwaka led 3-man Interim Committee on the ground that the group deceived the Court on 26th July, 2022 to obtain an order restraining Dr. Nwachukwu's leadership from discharging their duties as duly elected Executive Officers of JONAPWD Imo State chapter.
Justice Azuamah who described the Association as a vulnerable group that deserves no crisis recalled that he was made the patron of the special citizens when he was working in the Ministry of Justice.
According to him,"Mr. Casmir Ezenwaka's group presented falseful evidence against the election that bought Dr. Nwachukwu's Executives on board,but the same court has reversed its decision after carefully looked into the application filed by the Counsel to Dr. Nwachukwu's Executives seeking for reinstatement of the elected Executive Officers of JONAPWD pending the hearing of the substantive matter.
While adjourning the case to December 14th and 16th,2022 for hearing, Justice Azuamah advised both Counsels of the Defendants and plaintiffs to get back home and have a round table conference for the interest of the entire disabled community in the State.
It would be recalled that what led to the litigation was the dissolution of an alleged illegal Electoral Committee and creation of legal one that conducted the election that saw the emergence of Dr. Stanley Nwachukwu and his Executive Officers.
Speaking to journalists, the lawyer to Dr. Nwachukwu's Executives,Barr. Ezekwesiri Nwauwa promised to liaise with the plaintiffs lawyer to make peace for the disabled group maintaining that there is yet no "victor,no vanquish".
In a swift reaction, the reinstated Chairman of JONAPWD Imo State chapter,Dr. Stanley Nwachukwu thanked the judge for seeing the truth promising to make peace and carry everybody along.
Dr. Nwachukwu who is also the South East All Progressives Congress, APC Chairman for Special Citizens noted that a lot needed to be done in their Imo State chapter of JONAPWD before he left to Abuja to become the National President of JONAPWD next month.
He therefore solicited for the total support of their members so as to achieve a common goal and unity of purpose.
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