The supreme court
has dismissed an application by the All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking a
review of the judgment which disqualified the governorship and all other
candidates of the party in the Zamfara 2019 elections.
Inyang Okoro, who
read the decision of the five-man panel of justices, said order eight rule 16
prohibits the court from reviewing its own decision.
“The supreme court
has no jurisdiction to sit over the appeal of its decision. The finality of the
judgment of the supreme court is sealed,” he said.
“This application is
a gross abuse of the process of this court. It violates the rules of this
court.”
However, Chima
Nweze, one of the justices, delivered a dissenting judgment.
Nweze said: “I take
the view that the court should allow the review of the consequential order.”
”This court has the
powers to overrule itself when in error. I hereby enter an order setting aside
the consequential order.”
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