Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of
the court of appeal, has cancelled the annual vacation of judges because of the
“enormous petitions” before the appeallate court.
In a statement on Sunday,
Sa’adatu Musa, appeal court spokesman, said the directive was contained in a
circular transmitted to the judges by Bulkachuwa on July 2.
Bulkachuwa said the appeals
coming from the election tribunal are time-bound which must be determined by
October latest.
“We have to forfeit our annual
vacation to enable us entertain and determine all appeals arising from the
various Election Petition Tribunals transmitted to the Court,” Musa quoted her
as saying.
The spokesperson said Bulkachuwa
gave directives to to the presiding justices of the various divisions to draw
up a roaster that would allow the judges with medical appointments “or other
pressing family issues travel for not more than 15 days within the period.
“Appeals arising from the
National and State Assemblies would be heard by a local panel of three (3)
members except where it is controversial, then the President will constitute
and send another panel to hear it.
“On the Governorship appeals, the
President of the Court of Appeal disclosed that it would be heard by a five
Member panel to be empanelled by his lordship. Hon. Justice Bulkachuwa
therefore, instructed the Presiding Justices to notify him as soon as appeals
from Governorship elections were filed to ensure their speedy determination.”
She added that a total of 1,769
appeals were determined and 3,517 motions disposed of by the court between
January and April, 2019.
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