Justice Stephen Pam made the order on Tuesday after taking submissions from counsels in the contempt suit filed by Ejike Oguebego of the People Democratic Party in Anambra state.

Counsel for INEC, Adegboyega Awomolo sought for an adjournment to enable him reply to the applicant's application seeking to commit his client for contempt. This was however opposed by the applicant's counsel, Chris Uche who stated that the contemptor had repeatedly disobeyed the court order without any reasons

Awomolo informed the court that he has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling delivered at the last adjourned date to stay further proceedings in the matter adding that the objection filed by the plantiff is an abuse of court process.

The court in its ruling held that the Contemptor cannot ask favours from the court while he continues to disregard court order, he urged counsels to refrain from giving advice that will ridicule the judiciary

The Plaintiff had filed a suit seeking the court’s determination on who the legal and validly nominated candidates of the party to stand for the Party's last elections in the state.

The federal high court had earlier issued a notice of consequences of disobedience to court order against, INEC, and professor Mahmood Yakubu for failure to obey court verdict re-affirming the chairmanship of Ejike Oguebego as the authentic State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State.

The matter has been adjourned to 1st August, 2018.