A Wuse Zone 6 Magistrates' Court in Abuja has affirmed Julius Bobi as the National President of the Motorcycle Operators’ Union of Nigeria (MOUN). The ruling was delivered by Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna, who issued an order compelling all members of the union to recognize Bobi as the legitimate national president.
In his ruling, Magistrate Iyanna stated, "Upon hearing the application and submissions of counsel to the complainants, Femi Ekundayo, and after considering the issues raised, it is expedient in the interest of justice to grant this application." He added, "The application is hereby granted as prayed in the interim."
The court ordered that Bobi should remain in his position as national president, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, filed under suit number CV/85/2024.
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CTC of Court Order[/caption]
The legal action was brought by the union and nine others following a leadership crisis within the organization. The union’s counsel, Femi Ekundayo, sought the court's intervention to stop Sotayo Olusola, a defendant in the case, from presenting himself as the president of the union or acting as a private agent to Bobi.
Ekundayo also requested an order to prohibit the defendant from printing illegal union tickets and to transfer all revenue generated from these sales, which had been paid into Olusola's personal account, back into the union’s corporate account. Additionally, the lawyer asked the court to mandate that all future union revenue be deposited into the union’s official Eco Bank account, forbidding the use of personal accounts for such transactions.
After reviewing the arguments, the court ordered both parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and determination of the case.
The letter states:
RE: SUIT OF MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS UNION OF NIGERIA (MOUN) AND 9 ORS V. SOTAYO RASAK OLUSOLA WITH SUIT NO: CV/85/2024
POST JUDGEMENT NOTIFICATION
We continue to act as Counsel to Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN), (herein referred to as our “Client”). We have the instruction of MOUN National leadership to write this notice
TAKE NOTICE: That there is a subsisting order of a competent Court of the Federal Capital Territory regarding the issues bordering on leadership of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) pending at the Court and an Order of the Court to maintain status quo
THAT: By this Order of the Court, Comrade Julius Oghenevwegba Bobi remains the National President of the Union to the exclusion of any other person. This Notice is issued to guide you on the future exchange of any correspondence regarding this said union and to assist you in guiding any ignorant individual, of the standing orders of the Court. Consequently, to rebuke any act that could constitute Contempt of Court and embrace compliance with rule of law
Attached is a certified true copy (CTC) of the Court Order. Thank you.
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