The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has declined to extend its interim order seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari.

The court declined the interim order, pending the hearing and determination of a motion filed by Senator Aishatu Dahiru, otherwise known as Binani.

INEC is seeking the prosecution of the suspended REC for declaring Senator Binani, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election on April 15, 2023 while vote counting was still ongoing.

The court had ordered the parties involved in Binani’s motion, which included INEC, the IGP, and the AGF as defendants, to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The court also requested the defendants to appear before it on July 18 to show cause as to why they should not be permanently restrained from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa State REC.

During Tuesday’s proceedings, INEC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), informed the court that the applicant had not served the defendants with the court’s July 10 order.

Jacobs, who also contested the competence and jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter in a counter affidavit to the motion, stated that the lifespan of the interim order expired on July 18.

However, counsel for Binani, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), argued that the interim order had not expired as the defendants had not shown cause as directed by the court.

Aondoaka emphasised that INEC’s counsel could not claim not to have been served with the court’s processes as he had participated in the matter.

The trial judge, Justice Donatus Okorowo, adjourned the case till Monday, July 24 for a hearing on the originating summons served on the defendants in court on Tuesday.

The court refused to extend the interim order halting the prosecution of the suspended Adamawa State REC.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/court-rejects-extending-order-stopping-prosecution-of-suspended-adamawa-rec/

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Judiciary need to redeem their deteriorating integrity & stop being used by these shameless (politicians) thieves

Hehehe .

He should go to another court to "buy", sorry get another injunction stopping them. This time he should add more money.

Our court's are notorious for protecting criminals.

In Nigeria of today after women fear the judiciary e get why

JUDICIAL RASCALITY

Hmmm... In Nigeria, with small money, you can be above the law! It is well!

Dubetex96:
In Nigeria of today after women fear the judiciary e get why

Put all corrupt judges behind bar joooor
We d masses are tired!

Let the poor man breathe Na. Good judgement from the federal high court.

next topic plz

something we all know how it will end

Too bad

Criminal tricks to hold prosecution.

Wonders surely shall never end!

many do not understand what is going on in Adamawa but are quick to blame Binani and Hudu. Binani won this election but because some people from Buhari's government hate her they connive inec and declared fintiri as winner, by the Grace of Allah, No matter how long it takes Binani will reclaim her stolen mandet and emerge victorious.

Criminals desperately trying to avoid prosecution

Hmmn..

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This Rotimi Jacobs guy get mouth ooo. He just dey chop Government money since tipetipe. He was counsel to EFCC for donkey years. I hear say e Sabi bungle some cases if the defendant bknows what to do.
Make Nigeria great(again Noor dey there cuz it was never great before)

Why is it that it is Binani and her lawyers trying to shield the man from prosecution?

Hmm... apart from all these court brouhaha, these polithiefians seems to have upgraded there format and it's gradually becoming a common trend, steal billions, pay the hungry judges to refrain them from prosecution and enjoy there loot...!!

Or

Embezzle billions, pay the gluttonous judges to grant you bail of 100m and enjoy their loot...!!

Google_men!!

Very soon corruption will be introduce to Nigerian Universities as course of study!

APC and their antics of corruption can't just stop bedeviling Nigeria. They are the ones that contacted him so they are using the judiciary to close the eyes of the masses. Justice for the people of Adamawa.

System202:
many do not understand what is going on in Adamawa but are quick to blame Binani and Hudu. Binani won this election but because some people from Buhari's government hate her they connive inec and declared fintiri as winner, by the Grace of Allah, No matter how long it takes Binani will reclaim her stolen mandet and emerge victorious.

How did she win? By cutting corners?

Judiciary in Nigeria is a joke.

System202:
many do not understand what is going on in Adamawa but are quick to blame Binani and Hudu. Binani won this election but because some people from Buhari's government hate her they connive inec and declared fintiri as winner, by the Grace of Allah, No matter how long it takes Binani will reclaim her stolen mandet and emerge victorious.

Shut up, Fintiri won, Binani was riding on gender sentiment of first female governor blablabla. Gov Fintiri is the best governor in Adamawa till day

osuofia2:

Shut up, Fintiri won, Binani was riding on gender sentiment of first female governor blablabla. Gov Fintiri is the best governor in Adamawa till day

Come shut my mouth if u can, Idiot. if fintiri won the election why is he afraid of Court proceedings. Among election Riggers fintiri is the most daftes one. Pdp where caught in Dogirei red hand with ballot paper, he went to fufore and changed the result, they uploaded house of assembly results instead that of governor, in Hong Bvas was not used, in madagali he rigged it the way he liked, he even went to an extent of sending his boys to a hotel room to beat one of the inec official.

And for u to say Fintiri is the best governor in Adamawa till date means u are foolish, idiot, ignorant and u have been living under a cave from bush .

System202:
many do not understand what is going on in Adamawa but are quick to blame Binani and Hudu. Binani won this election but because some people from Buhari's government hate her they connive inec and declared fintiri as winner, by the Grace of Allah, No matter how long it takes Binani will reclaim her stolen mandet and emerge victorious

Mtcheeew!

BafanaBafana:

Mtcheeew!