Akeem Nafiu 
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered parties in a suit over a management tussle among board members of the Eko Hospital, Lagos, to maintain the status quo.
The judge made the order following an application by the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN).
The plaintiffs in the matter are; Dr Sunday Kuku, Uzochukwu Eneli, Ufo Atuanya, Ikechukwu Eneli, Ify Eneli, Nwamaka Ezekwugo, (For themselves as beneficiaries of the estate of late Dr. Alexander Chukwuma Eneli) EKOCORP Plc, Geoff Ohen Ltd, Prof J.O. Irukwu (SAN), Dr. Augustine Amaechi Obiora, Greenwich Registrars and Data Solutions Ltd, Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) were listed as 1st to 7th respondents in the suit.
In the suit, the plaintiffs are seeking an injunction restraining SEC (6th respondent) and CAC (7th respondent) from giving effect to the resolution approving the sale by private placement of 110,000,000 units of shares to Geof Ohen Ltd (2nd respondent) or any resolution(s) passed at EKOCORP Plc (1st respondent) purported extraordinary meeting held on the 3rd June, 2021, pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
They are also asking the court to restrain the 6th and 7th respondents from registering any portion of the 110,000,000 units of shares purportedly approved by the resolution passed at the 1st respondent’s purported extra-ordinary general of meeting of June 3, 2021 in the name of the 2nd respondent or altering the register of shares of the 1st respondent or issuing shares certificates to the 2nd respondent in that regard.
At Friday’s proceedings, Pinheiro informed the court that the 2nd, 6th and 7th respondents were not represented in court despite hearing notices being served on them. An affidavit of service to this effect was placed before the court.
The silk sought for an adjournment owing to the non-preparedness of the 1st, 3rd and 4th respondents.
