BREAKING: Supreme Court fixes another date for Imo, Kano, other governorship elections judgement
The Supreme Court on Monday has fixed Tuesday, January 14, to hear of the appeals in relation to the disputed governorship elections in about seven states, Newsflash247 reports.
Court was to hear appeals in respect of Kano, Imo, Bauchi, Benue, Plateau, Sokoto and Adamawa states.
The day’s proceedings commenced, with the calling of the appeal in respect of the Kano dispute, in respect of which lawyers to parties – Abbah Yusuf and Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) their briefs and prayed the court to allow the appeal.
Shortly after, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, who led the court’s seven-man panel announced that one of the panel members was feeling unwell.
The CJN subsequently told a packed court that the panel would rise briefly to return later.
About one hour later, instead of the panel returning, an official of the court announced to a disappointed audience that proceedings has been rescheduled for the next day, to enable the court address the problem of the ailing judicial officer.
The identity of the ailing judge was however not made public.
Details later…
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