The inadvertent postponement somewhat dilated the judgment delivery by three weeks. Ekwo has now given judgment in the suit. On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, he voided the presidential action that suddenly removed Araraume from office on January 17, 2022, about three months after he was appointed, saying it was wrongful, illegal, null and void, and of no legal consequence because the removal did not follow the procedures provided for in the extant laws.
Read the consequential orders made by Justice Ekwo hereunder reproduced in extenso: “A declaration is hereby made that the office and position of the Plaintiff as non-executive chairman of the 2nd defendant (NNPCL) are exclusively governed and regulated by the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the 2nd defendant.
