By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA—SUPREME Court has slated June 4 to hear the suit between Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, even as a group of lawyers loyal to former governor of the state, Ikedi Ohakim, Thursday, served a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.

The petitioners, alleged plot to disband the panel handling a fresh appeal by Governor Rochas challenging the joining of his predecessor in an election petition that was filed against him by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,  in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume.

Ararume is challenging the outcome of the election that brought governor Okorocha to power. In their letter to the CJN, by one Adebalogun Sai, the petitioners alleged a plot by a powerful group in the judiciary working for one the litigants to sack the appeal panel handling Ararume’s petition.