By our Reporter.
THE Enugu State High Court holden at Agbani, Nkanu West LG under her Lordship justice U J Mogboh recently ordered the Executive Town Union and people of Umuatugbuoma to suspend 2023 controversial ammended Constitution allegedly imposed by the Ministry of local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Enugu State on the community and revert to status quo ante; the 2010 Constitution.
This was the position of the court after examination of the submissions by both counsels for the plentiff, Mr LC Ndubuisi Esq and the defendant, Mr Richard Mba, Esq, who agreed with the decision of the court for the suspension of the Constitution for the interest of peace in the community.
Both counsels also accepted that the order should be mentained by both parties.
It will be recalled that the people of Obinagu kindred, one of the three major kindreds that make up Umuatugbuoma had earlier through her chairman, Amb. Samuel Ani Chibuike and the Sec., Engr Michael Ujam instituted an order in this court for themselves and on behalf of Obinagu Kindred against Mesrs Okechukwu Ugwu, Boniface Onenji Onu and six others as defendants for themselves, Umuewoachime and Umuatugbuoma autonomous community, respectively and collectively for the imposition of alleged illegally ammended 2023 Constitution through the power and machinery of the ministry of local government and chieftancy affairs of the state on the community.
The trial judge, her Lordship justice U J Mogboh observed and ordered that the continuous use of this constitution in running the affairs of Umuatugbuoma would violate the rights of the plentiff and therefore ordered that this contentious Constitution should be suspended in the interest of peace and harmony, pending the determination of the case in her court.
Her Lordship equally mandated one of the Executives member of the Town Union of the community present in court to convey the decision of the Court to all the relevant authorities of the community. By this, the court mentained that the order shall remain effective pending the final determination of the case.
The case was adjurned to Tuesday, 24 February, 2026 for further hearing.
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