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Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Atiku’s Eligibility To Contest Presidency

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Atiku Eligibility To Contest

The Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja on Monday adjourned a swimsuit in search of to problem former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the workplace of the president till Dec. 6.

Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter following the shortcoming of the events within the swimsuit to regularise their amended processes to accommodate the fifth defendant (Legal professional-Normal (AG) of Adamawa), who had been joined within the case.

The Adamawa State Authorities had on July 27, by its AG, sought an order of the courtroom to be joined within the swimsuit.

The courtroom, within the movement dated April 26 and filed June 24, granted the prayer of the AG of Adamawa to be joined within the case because the fifth defendant.

A bunch named, an Integrated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), in a swimsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 had sued Atiku, Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), and Legal professional Normal of the Federation (AGF) as 1st to 4th respondents respectively.

EMA is difficult Atiku’s eligibility to contest for presidency on the grounds that he was not a Nigerian citizen by beginning.

The group requested the courtroom to carry amongst others, that contemplating the provisions of sections 25(1) &(2) and 131(a) of the structure and the circumstances surrounding the previous vice chairman’s beginning, he can not contest for the highest workplace.

Nonetheless, when the matter was talked about, counsel to EMA (plaintiff), Raphael Oyewole, stated although the matter was slated for listening to, he regretted that he needed to file a movement for an extension of time as a result of he was but to serve a few of the events within the swimsuit.

He stated the amended software to incorporate the fifth defendant as ordered by the courtroom had been served on the first, 4th and fifth defendants within the courtroom.

“When was the case adjourned,” Justice Ekwo requested.

“It was adjourned on June 4, my lord,,” Oyewole responded.

The choose, who was sad over the style the counsel was dealing with the case, stated: “This can be a matter you filed since 2019, and you’re simply submitting your processed this morning after the final adjournment.”

J. O. Makinde, Chris Nevo and Alex Shija, who’re attorneys to the first, 4th, and fifth defendants respectively confirmed that they had been all served with the plaintiff’s software within the morning.

However they didn’t oppose Oyewole from transferring the movement.

Additionally, Counsel to Atiku (1st defendant), Mr Makinde, prayed for an extension of time to allow him to regularise his processes.

Ekwo, nonetheless, adjourned the matter till Dec. 6 for additional point out.