COURT SERVES "FORM 48" TO IYC CONSTITUTION DEFAULTEES.

YENAGOA: A High court holden in Yenagoa with suit no: YHC/79/2015 has served a notice of disobedience to order of court, to the following persons; Chief Preye Agama, Mr. Jeremiah Owoupele, Mr. Saviour Olali, Barr. Ekiye Egbelekuro, Mr. Elvis Donkemezuo, Mr. Bristol Emmanuel, Mr. Alfred Kemepado, Mr. Mike Edonkumor, Mr. Sunny Ogori, Mr. Wisdom Ikuli and Mrs. Felicia Reginald Ngeri respectively.

The court ordered the aforementioned persons to obey the order of the judgement contained in the ruling that was given on 20th day of November 2015 at same court, Presided over by Hon. Justice E. Ogola or be committed to Prison for contempt of court.

The court maintained that the tenure of the current IYC worldwide leadership is for three years of one term and will expire 1st day of March 2017, therefore anyone acting against such is liable to be held for contempt and will be committed to Prison.

The Judgement given on 20th day of November is as follows:

•That by the combined effect of and the provisions of the preamble and article 8 of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide Constitution (as amended), the tenure of the office of the national executives of the IJaw Youth Council is for three(3) years of one (1) term, which said tenure shall start counting from the date of inauguration.

•That the tenure of the office of the claimants and /or all the members of the current National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council duly represented by the claimants, have not yet expired, they have been inaugurated and/or sworn in on 2nd day of March, 2014.

•That the tenure of the office of the claimants and/ or all the members of the current National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council duly represented by the claimants, will expire on the 1st day of March, 2017, they haven been inaugurated and/or sworn in on the 2nd day of March, 2014.

•That the attempt by the Defendants and/ or the Defendant's supporters, surrogates, cronies and acolytes to hold a congress, meeting and /or election for the formation or election of new members of the National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council, is illegal, unconstitutional, null and void, in the tenure of the Claimants and/or all the members of the current National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council has not yet expired.

•That the Defendants and /or the Defendant's supporters, surrogates, cronies and acolytes are hereby restrained from holding a congress, meeting and /or election for the formation or election of new members of the National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council until after the expiration of their tenure "1st day of March 2017".