The absence of Mr Wilfred Okoi, Counsel to Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Wike in a legal action challenging the validity of Atiku
Abubakar’s candidacy as the Peoples Democratic Party PDP flag bearer in the
2023 general election on Wednesday stalled hearing of the suit.
Okoi was at the Federal High Court early in the day and was
said to have suddenly developed sickness and had to hurriedly leave the
courtroom.
A PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon, who instituted the suit
alongside Wike informed Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed that the joint lawyer had
to leave when his health challenges deteriorated.
Ekamon pleaded with the Judge to grant an adjournment in
view of the development.
PDP National Legal Adviser, Mr Adeyemi Kamaldeen Ajibade, a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN did not object to the request for adjustment on
the ground that anybody can fall sick at any time.
Justice Mohammed subsequently fixed October 7 for the
hearing of the suit.
Wike had sued PDP, its presidential candidate Atiku
Abubakar; Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal over the conduct of the
presidential primary of the party held in Abuja on May 28 and May 29, 2022.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022, Wike and the PDP
chieftain, Newgent Ekamon, are the two plaintiffs.
In the originating summons, PDP is listed as the first
respondent while the Independent National Electoral Commission is the 2nd
respondent.
Tambuwal and Atiku are listed as the 3rd and 4th respondents
respectively.
In the originating summons, Wike and his co-applicant asked
the court to determine eight issues including whether the purported transfer of
Tambuwal’s votes to Atiku by the PDP was illegal and void.
The plaintiffs asked the court to determine if Tambuwal lost
his claim to votes the moment he stepped down for Atiku.
They asked the court to determine whether Tambuwal “having
stepped down during the primaries ought to lose his votes.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com