Court Upholds Election Of Koko Clement, Others As Printers Institute’s Leaders

The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has upheld the election of Mr Koko Clement as president and chairman of the Governing Board of the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers in Nigeria.

Delivering judgment on the suit, FHC/KN/CS/195/2025, Justice S.A. Amobeda ruled that having regard to the clear and unambiguous provisions of Section 3(1)(a) of the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria Act, 2007 and the judgment of the Federal High Court, Jalingo Division in Suit No. FHC/JALCS/4/2022 between Mrs Olajumoke Owoeye vs Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria & 4 Ors. delivered on September 21, 2022, the only valid and subsisting election conducted by the 1st plaintiff (CIPPON) is the one held on November 1, 2024, which was organised by the Governing Council led by the 3rd plaintiff (Adesoye Omoniyi).

The election led to the emergence of the 2nd plaintiff Mr Koko Clement as the president and board chairman of CIPPON.

Justice Amobeda ruled “that the 2nd defendant and the purported Governing Council led by him, cannot parade themselves as members of the Governing Council of the 1st plaintiff having emerged from an illegal process organised by the 1st defendant on March 14, 2024, after the expiration of his tenure of office as president of the Governing Council of the 1st plaintiff and despite the order of the court declaring his seat and that of the Governing Council led by him vacant.

“That, the 2nd defendant and the purported Governing Council led by him cannot hold any event, be signatory to any bank account belonging to the 1st plaintiff, or act in any manner whatsoever for and on behalf of the 1st plaintiff, having been elected by a non-existing Governing Council and in total disregard to the judgment of the Federal High Court, Jalingo Division in Suit No. FHC/JAL/CS/4/ 2022 between Mrs Olajumoke Owoeye vs Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria & 4 Ors delivered on September 21, 2022.”

The court also ruled that the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th defendants are forthwith restrained from according any recognition to the 2nd defendant or any of his agents as president or officers of the 1st plaintiff, unless and until they emerge from a valid and lawful electioneering process of the 1st Plaintiff.

The court in her wisdom restrained, the 5th, 6th and 7thd are forthwith from dealing with the 2nd defendant or any of his agents as the president or officers of the 1st plaintiff and/or granting them any access to the account or accounts of the 1st Plaintiff either as a signatory, or mandate holder and/or beneficiary of the accounts of the 1st Plaintiff, unless and until they emerge from a valid and lawful election erring process of the 1st Plaintiff.

Justice Amobeda declared that the 5th, 6th and 7th defendants shall recognise and deal with the 2nd plaintiff and any other officer of the 1st plaintiff nominated by him as the signatory or signatories to the accounts of the 1st plaintiff during his lawful tenure as the lawful president of the Governing Council of the 1st plaintiff stressing hat, the 2nd defendant and every member of his purported Governing Council shall forthwith hand over all documents, properties and whatsoever belonging to the 1st plaintiff in their possession and render full in account of the finances and administration of the 1st plaintiff from the date of their alleged election till the final determination of the suit.