A Lagos Federal High Court, today, ordered all warring factions in the Lagos Country Club, to maintain status quo, pending the hearing of a suit filed by the Club’s Registered Trustees.
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa made the order, following an application of the counsel to the plaintiff Dr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), lawyer to the Registered Trustees of the Club.
Pinheiro had urged the court to compel parties not to take a step that will tamper with the subject matter of the suit.
Also, another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Babs Fashanu, who appeared for himself, prayed the court to make an express order to restrain anybody from taking any further step, pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
The suit was filed by the Club’s Registered Trustees against 19 members of the clubs over the Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for May 30 and 31, 2024.
The defendants in the suit marked
FHC/L/CS/321/2024 are: Seyi Adewunmi; Engr. Tunji Amosu; Dr. Tunde Bajela; Otunba Bimbola Olaniyi; Asiwaju Olasunkade Azeez; Mr. Ose Lato; Mr. Babajide Egbele; Arc. Adetokunbo Ashiru; Barr. Bunmi Sosanya; Mr. Adetayo Adegboye and Prince Owolabl Mumuni.
Others are Mr. Olufemi Azeez; Princess ‘Tola Oladoyin; Mr. Tom Olurinola; Mr. Babs Fashanu SAN; High Chief Ayoko Olusoji H.; Mr. Semoore Badejo; Mr. Tunji Lawal and Mr. Tunde Thani.
The defendant’s counsel A. B. Ogunsusi argued that the plaintiff could not be talking about an interim order, because it is the prayer on the substantive matter before the court.
But Dr. Pinheiro (SAN) countered that the adjournment of the day was orchestrated by the defendants so that they could implement their plan for conducting elections which was the subject matter of the suit.
Justice Lewis-Allagoa in a bench ruling after taking arguments of the counsel, held that: “pending the hearing and determination of this application, I order that the status quo be maintained. Meaning that no step should be taken by any party.
“In the interim, none of the parties should take any step and whatsoever, pending the hearing and determination of this application. No letter or correspondences about elections which form the subject of this suit. I have said what I said. He who has an ear, let him hear.”
The judge thereafter adjourned the hearing of the substantive suit till June 6, 2024.
The Club’s Registered Trustees had filed the suit via a motion on notice, through its lawyer, Dr. Pinheiro (SAN).
The plaintiffs is seeking the following reliefs: “An order of Mandatory Injunction pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit directing the Defendants to immediately reverse, suspend and/or dissolve the Electoral Panel inaugurated by the Defendants acting as the Management Council of the Lagos Country Club in total disregard of the pending process of the court in this suit and in defiance of the clear and specific Directive/order of the Honourable Court made in this suit on the 27th of February 2024, that parties maintain status quo.
“An Interlocutory Injunction pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit, restraining the defendants, particularly the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and 4th Defendants against whom petitions are pending, from taking any further steps towards the conduct of an election into the offices of the Management Council of the Lagos Country Club.
“An order of Interlocutory Injunction pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit, restraining the Defendants from convening, conducting and/or participating in any Annual General Meeting scheduled for the 30th and 31st of May 2024, as officers of the Management Council of the Lagos Country Club and/or in furtherance of any re-election bid by the Defendants. And for such further order(s)as this Honourable Court may deem fit tomake in the circumstances.”
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