The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that it would constitute a full panel to hear and determine the appeal brought by Chief Andy Uba asking the apex court to set aside its earlier judgment that ousted him as governor of Anambra State.
The incumbent governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi, however said the issue in the appeal has been foreclosed, adding that any attempt to relitigate on the appeal is a mere abuse and a ploy to embarrass the court and the nation.
The decision of the court to constitute a full panel was based on the request by all the parties to the case who agreed that the best way to deal with the issue in the appeal was to have a full house of the court sitting.
Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu who presided over yesterday's sitting said there was no point wasting time on hearing the appeal piecemeal and that since parties already indicated readiness to have a full court, their request was granted.
On the panel that heard the constitutional,

MrCrackles:

Uba no wan quit with all this wahala?

Frying pan headed buffoon!

Lawyer to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2007 election in Anambra State, Chief Andy Uba, yesterday withdrew the appeal at the Supreme Court which asked the apex court to overrule its earlier judgment which ousted Uba as the governor of the state.
But a spokesman for Uba told THISDAY last night that the action would not mark the end of the matter which seeks Uba being declared as “governor-in-waiting”.
In a notice of withdrawal of appeal dated May 6, 2009 and filed at the registry of the Supreme Court on May 7, 2009, the appellant claimed he would like to discontinue with the prosecution of the appeal.
The withdrawal notice signed by Mr. Taiwo Obe, counsel to Uba, stated inter alia: “Take notice that the appellants (PDP and Uba) herein do not intend to further prosecute this appeal and accordingly withdraw same.
“The effects of the notice of withdrawal of appeal according to order 8 rule 6 which deals with the withdrawal of an appeal at the Supreme Court is that an appellant may at any time before the appeal is called for service on the parties in the appeal and file at the registry of the apex court a notice to that effect that he does not intend to prosecute the appeal; and by order 8 rule 6[5] an appeal which has been,

Enquirer:

Rule of law. Rule of law. Law only rules when the tides of fortune flow against our selfish ambitions.His time in court could be better spent preparing for another run. Or is he afraid of testing his popularity at the polls. He shouldn't be if I were him cos nothing has changed in Nigeria's electoral system. Ekiti state confirms it.