The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has granted an ex parte order restraining the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the state government from enforcing a directive banning residents who have not taken the COVID-19 vaccination public places.
Justice Adamu Mohammed ordered that both parties maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the case slated for September 10, 2021, in a suit filed by one Charles Osaretin.
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The order of the judge to maintain the status quo is what the lead counsel for the applicant, Echezona Etiaba, SAN urged the court to do.
The applicants said they are not stopping persons willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine from doing so, but are against the forceful vaccination policy of the Edo State government.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
