Peter Kekemeke, judge of a
federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja, on
Wednesday, declined to hear all the cases scheduled to come up before his him
due to power outage.
The case list contained at least
11 matters which were slated for fresh hearing, continuation of hearing and
final ruling.
Litigants, including lawyers and
witnesses, were seated in the courtroom as early as 8:30am, waiting for the
court to commence by 9am.
But Kekemeke made his way into
the courtroom which was in darkness a few minutes past 9.
Shortly after his arrival, he
announced that there would be no proceeding for the day because of power
outage.
“Gentlemen, it appears we will
not be able to sit today. I am informed by my staff that there is no
electricity because there is an issue with the Abuja Electricity Distribution
Company (AEDC),” he said.
“Besides, there is no diesel to
run the generator. It is obvious we have to take a date and come back when
electricity supply has been resolved.”
Many lawyers expressed their
disappointment over the issue and blamed the management of the FCT judiciary
for displaying an act of negligence.
Some of the lawyers said they
travelled from outside jurisdiction and have paid for accommodations to enable
them attend trial.
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