A state High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has issued a garnishee order on bank accounts belonging to the after the party failed to pay more than N30 million professional fees to two lawyers who represented it in the election tribunal.
The court had in 2017 ruled that the APC should pay N30,220, 00.00 to the two lawyers who represented the party at the national and state assembly election petition tribunals in 2015 in Akwa Ibom.The case had gone to the Court of Appeal, Calabar, and back to Uyo, before the garnishee order was finally issued on July 5 by Charles Ikpe.
A garnishee order from court empowers a creditor to recover a debt by seizing the debtor’s money in possession of a third party, usually a bank. One of the lawyers, Mr Albert on Thursday confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that Wema Bank Plc, in compliance with the court order, has paid them the N30.2 million from the APC account.The APC spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Nkereuwem Enyongekere, told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that the party was yet to be served with the court ruling.
Mr Albert said he was happy that he was able to reap the fruit of his labour, but that it was sad that a political party like APC “whose mantra is change” had to wait for a litigation before they could pay lawyers their professional fees.
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