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A High Court sitting in Rivers State, Port Harcourt Judicial Division has issued an interim order of injunction restraining the duo of Ahmed Aigbona and Mike Oboh from parading themselves as President and Secretary of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN).

Hon. Justice F. A Fiberesima of the Rivers State High Court gave the Order after listening to a Motion Ex parte filed by S.S Ibanichuka Counsel to the Registered Trustees of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) who are first applicant on the case.

The Order which came under Suit No: PHC/93/2020 also had Mr. Honour Sirawoo as second applicant representing himself and other members of the 2019 SWAN National Executive Committee elected during the Triennial Congress which took place in October 2019 in Rivers State. While Mr. Isaiah Benjamin who is chairman of the SWANECO was also third applicant to the motion.

In his two-page supportive affidavit to the ex parte motion, Mr. Honour Sirawoo who is also the National President of the SWAN made his prayers in 10 paragraphs asking the court to restrain the defendants from further parading themselves as SWAN  executive members.

The interim injunction restrained Mr. Ahmed Aigbonah, Mr. Mike Oboh, Mr. Idris Abdulraham who are defendants in the matter as well as their members, privies, servants, agents or however so called from parading or representing SWAN pending the determination of the substantive Motion for injunction.

Counsel to the Applicants S.S Ibanichuka who spoke with Sports Intelligence Magazine on the issue said the action became necessary particularly as the National Sports Festival is expected to kick-start on March 22, 2020 in Edo State.

“We want to avoid any situation where two parties or parallel bodies will clash at the festival when it starts in Benin City” he started.

“It will definitely not be good for the image of the association, so the need to get the Order to stop them from parading themselves as executives of SWAN became necessary”

“We have gotten the order now and I know that my learned colleague Borviga L. Yor-Yor who is counsel to the defendants will communicate to his clients on the consequences of disobeying the order”.

The matter has been adjourned to Tuesday March 24, 2020 for all pending motions and hearing of the originating summons and that will be two days after the Festival has kicked-off.