Daily Chronicle
Bauchi State Correspondent of the Voice of America (VOA Hausa Service) Abdulwahab Muhammad leading 2 others, Garba Kabiru Abubakar and Fatima Danjuma Idris have dragged Bauchi State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) before a State High Court.
The trio who are members of the Correspondents, BRC and Information Chapels respectively instituted the suit against, Umar Sa’idu, Bulak Apsa, Ishola Michael Adeyemi, Haruna Yusuf, Adamu Gabi, Aliyu Sambo, Firdausi Ibrahim Bakondi and Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
They are seeking for an order of the Court to restrain the members of Credentials Committee recently constituted by the NUJ, Bauchi State Council from performing the constitutional functions as approved by the National Secretariat.
In the meantime, Justice M.M Abubakar of the High Court in the SuitNo. BA14o/2023, on Monday, the 19th Day of June, 2023 upon hearing the Motion ex-parte dated 7/06/2023, affidavit in support, affidavit of non multiplicity of action as well as the written address brought under the inherent jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, praying for an order of interim injunction.
And after listening to considering the submission through written address of G. Idrees ESQ and Ismail Ibrahim ESQ Counsel for the applicants.
It Is hereby ordered:-That an order for leave is hereby made to serve the defendant through the Nigerian Union Journalist Bauchi State Council.
That an order of interim Injunction is hereby made restraining 2nd – 8th defendants from parading themselves, acting as or exercising the powers of the
credentials committee under the
constitution of the Nigerian Union of Journalists for the Bauchi State Council pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
That an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the 9th Defendants through its National Secretariat from confirming the names of the 2nd – 8th Defendants as members of credentials committee of the Nigerian Union of Journalist Bauchi pending the
hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
The return date fixed for the Motion on Notice is 12/07/2023.