The Federal High Court gave the order on Wednesday in Yengaoa, the state capital.
The court made the declaration while ruling on a preliminary objection filed by Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear Sylva’s suit.
Sylva had through his lead lawyer, Mr. Robert Clarke (SAN) filed a fresh matter in the court seeking to be declared the valid candidate of PDP for the February 2012 governorship election which Dickson won.
But the court presided over by Justice Lambo Akande stopped Sylva from further challenging the election that brought Dickson to office.
Akande, who ruled that “there must be an end to litigation”, declared that the lower court would not entertain a matter that had been clearly decided upon and struck out by the Supreme Court.
He said it amounted to judicial rascality for Sylva and his lawyers to bring such matter that had been rested by the wise justices of the apex court before the lower court.
Akande minced no words as he maintained that it would be ridiculous and a journey in futility for him to toe a different path from the decision of the apex court.
“It is an abuse of the court process for the plaintiff (Sylva) to approach this court on a matter already decided by the Supreme Court. I shall not encourage any journey in futility,” he said.
In a judgment that lasted for over an hour, Akande traced the history of the matter and concluded that Sylva lacked locus standi on the issue. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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