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Appeal Court Special Panel Abuja is coming on now

The court of Appeal has, Wednesday, struck out Jimoh Ibrahim’s motion to be joined as a party in the suit between Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, vs Biyi Poroye after his lawyer Adegoke Badejo SAN withdrew from the case on the basis of integrity.

The court equally said it is now set to give judgement to the case at a date to be communicated to counsels to the parties. The three-man panel headed by Justice Ibrahim Salauwa declared this after counsels had adopted their briefs of arguments.

However, Badejo who said he was withdrawing from the case on the basis of his conscience and integrity, also tried to seek an adjournment for the case after his action was opposed by counsel to Eyitayo Jegede SAN, Wole Olanipekun, SAN. Meanwhile, another drama of alleged contempt played out again at the court today after counsel to the respondent, Beluolisa Nwofor SAN engaged members of the panel in altercation for several minutes.

Nwofor’s altercation with the Justices was premised on the direction of proceedings after he tried to oppose a motion by a colleague, Jadegoke Badejo SAN representing Jimoh Ibrahim seeking to be joined as party to the suit.

But Justice Saulawa replied him saying, “You can do whatever you like outside the court but there must be perfect decorum here.” He added that “If we are brought here by God to do this work because we didn’t lobby for it, we will do HIS bidding.”

Nwafor’s action is coming a week after Godswill Mrakpor, counsel to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the PDP missed, by whiskers, being committed and convicted for contempt by the court after an enraged argument with the justices while trying to make his position known on a motion.

Also, a group of students who alleged to have come from tertiary institutions across the country and who were protesting in the interest of Jimoh Ibrahim were sent out of the court premises by security agents for “constituting nuisance at the court premises.”

They carried placards with various inscriptions in support of Ibrahim before they were chased by a combined team of security men attached to the Appeal Court. The case was adjourned till 12 noon, today Thursday the November 17, 2016.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/ondo-acourt-strikes-jimohs-motion-set-deliver-judgement-jegedes-case/

Good morning good people of nairaland and Great people of Nigeria.

Its another's day of legal fireworks at the Abuja court of Appeal.

Time is 12:00 noon.

Follow today's proceedings on.

https://www.nairaland.com/3469563/ondodecides2016-day-2-pdp-substantive

Good morning

Good morning good people of nairaland and Great people of Nigeria.

Its another's day of legal fireworks at the Abuja court of Appeal.

Time is 12:00 noon.

Follow today's proceedings on.

https://www.nairaland.com/3467713/ondodecides2016-pdp-substantive-appeal-hearing

Good Morning fellow Nairalanders and good people of Nigeria.

I welcome you all to another day of another legal fireworks at the Abuja division of Court of Appeal. In the Appeal case between
1. Eyitayo Jegede vs Biyi Poroye others
2. PDP vs Biyi Poroye and others
3. Ahmed markafi and Ben Obi vs Biyi Poroye and others.

Yesterday hearing summary:

1. The case between Eyitayo Jegede vs Biyi Poroye and others was concluded with Judgement reserved.
While the case 2 and 3 was not concluded but to be concluded by 12:00 noon today.

The proceedings for yesterday can be followed at.

https://www.nairaland.com/3467713/ondodecides2016-pdp-substantive-appeal-hearing

Once again I welcomed you to another day of legal fireworks.

Time is 12:00.

More updates and details shortly.

Good morning.

engineerboat.


SUMMARY OF TODAY'S HEARING

[b]Nworfor: My Lord the brief is not ready as they worked on it all through the night, blames d TSA for d delay.

Justice Salauwa: Nwofor what do you wants knowing fully well time is of the essence & d case must be treated on merit.

Nworfor: my Lord I requests that the case be stood down until my subordinates completes d filling process of d brief at d registry.

Justice Salauwa: the application is hereby stands down the registrar is hereby directed to go retrieve the briefs at d registry in 1hr maximum.

After about 1hr: 30mins.


Nworfor: My lord the briefs with me are d unfilled ones still waiting for d registry

Justice salauwa: "Learned SAN, WE ARE STILL AWAITING YOUR BRIEFS".

Wole Olanipekun (Jegede Coinsel): goes tough, says Nwofor is taking the court for granted for not filling his respondents briefs.


Justice Salauwa: We will not allow anyone to mess up the temple of justice.

Wole Olanipekun: I prays the court to grant my prayers as contained in my briefs of arguments.

Nwofor: my Lord i stand om my earlier position of the Appeal panel jurisdiction to hear the matter based on pending appeals.

Nworfor: But in the alternative is that if the law allow the Court to proceed imspite my earlier position on its Jurisdiction, he has no choice but to adopt his briefs of argument and prayed that Ahmed Markafis appeal be dismissed.


Justice Salauwa: learned SAN Nworfor thanks for filling your briefs, we have nothing personal against anybody, what we are after is justice and decorum".

INEC counsel Anih: My lord the commission has no stand on the appeal and would be relying on the court's guidance.

Oluyede: Sheriff-led PDP Counsel, my lord I aligns with the briefs of Nwofor, expresses inability to get it ready at the material time.

Wole Olanipekun: In his response to Nwofor's respondents brief, my lord when an appellants files 2 briefs, The law rely on the 2nd one. (Gambo vs Gutigi).

Wole Olanipekun: Nwofor havin raised a point of him filling 2briefs forgot that he also submitted 2 briefs for Poroye &ors.

Justice Salauwa: The worst thing I hate in my life is failure, & my judgements is always hinged on God's biddings.

At this junction Nwofor is visibly confused.

As INEC lawyer still insists on readiness to accept court decision.

Justice Salauwa: At this junction the Application suit is ripe for Judgement which will be communicated to the counsel's.[/b]

I rest my case here for today.

Stay tuned for more update tomorrow.

Thanks and God bless.


Ariiiiiiiiiseeeee.

Couuurrrrrt.


Cc: lalasticlala, myd44

Appeal case for today has come to an end. Court resumes 12noon tomorrow

Wayne4uall:
This is the type of thing that should be moved to the front page for all the good people of ondo state to see the update but they won't when is not a snake or cossy pic, iranmu... Mr boat i am wit you joor

Cc: lalasticlala; myd44

Court again strikes out Jimoh Ibrahim's application to be joined in the PDP versus Biyi Poroye suit

Fiinally, Olaninipekun has submitted that the court should consider the appeal in its merit.

All the extensive argument and analysis made by Nwofor and PDP lawyer goes to no issue.

Olanipekun has also cited the provision of the rules of court that when a party has not filed a respondent brief.

Olanipekun also stated dat d Preliminary Objection is deemed abandoned having nt bn moved b4 the appellants brief was adoptted

Now time for the last case: PDP versus Biyi Poroye. Robert Mwope appears for the appellant

franchizy:
Tinka Tinke enwo nne shawa
caterpult gba nne nu otula
Dedele

We know your time. Nobody is going to give you permission to derail this thread.

If you are not okay with what is here.

Gently do the honourable thing.

franchizy:
I want good and reliable update. Not a one sided update favouring only Eyitayo Jegede

Sometimes one begin to wonder how people passed simple comprehension.

1. Am I the one to write brief for Poroye when he refuses to write brief.

2. Am I the one that sponsor protester to disrupt the Appeal.

3. Am I nworfor that is is preventing Jimoh lawyer to present his case.

Man look up through the thread and tell me where it is one sided or you know the rest naaaaa. Done honourable thing. G. O. O. H

franchizy:
Who are the we, please count me out as the updates are mere stories.

Who send you

"Awon eranko oniwo n soro, ikarahun na tun n dahun"

Case 3:

Ahmed Markarfi and Ben Obi versus Biyi Poroye and others adjourned till 12 noon tomorrow.

Olanipekun oppose further extension of time to b granted Oluyede saying they wasted yhe original time allotted for such.

Sherrif-led PDP lawyer Ajibola Oluyede want the court yo grant him 24 hours to file his brief since the court insist pnncontinue with the case

Court ready to deliver judgement but Sheriff camp lawyer still ask for 1 day adjournment.

But Barr Olanipekun opposes any further ploy to waste time

franchizy:
The Appeal court panell have been compromised.

i think the NJC must investigate them because the judgement of justice okon Abang must stand.

Any attempt to ob jimoh ibrahim of hs mandate we will not accept it.

A word is enough for the wise.

Ben Nwofor

INEC lawyer expresses neutrality and readiness to abide by the decision of the Appeal Panel no matter the decision

INEC lawyer, Nelson Anih says the commission is neutral on the case and would rely on the court's guidance.

Nwofor begs court to hands off Markarfi vs Poroye case pending determination of d motion before d supreme court.

Again Court strikes out Jimoh Ibrahim's application to be joined as a party in Markarfi & Obi Vs Poroye's suit.

Olanipekun counsel to markafi and ben Obi while staying their readiness for the case reminded the Court of its earlier ruling striking out Jimoh Ibrahim's motion to be joined as a party in the suit, but counsel to Poroye (Nwofor) reminded the court its earlier motion before the supreme court.

Appeal Court Special Panel reconvenes, begins hearing on Ahmed Markarfi and Ben Obi's case vs Biyi Poroye and ors

Jimoh Ibrahim sponsored a group of paid protesters that were arrested today at the Court of Appeal premises

Summary of the First appllapplication.

Eyitayo Jegede vs Biyi Poroye

At the resume hearing of the substantive suite today, Poroye Lawyer trying to stop the further hearing of the Appeal.
But the Court of Appeal Panel told Biyi Poroye and Jimoh Ibrahim that application for stay of proceedings filed at the Supreme Court cannot stop the proceedings of the substantive Appeal.
They said the Supreme Court in a recent judgement has said that interlocutory Appeal from court of Appeal to the Supreme Court should not stay the proceedings of the Substantive Appeal.
The panel therefore threw out the application by Biyi Poroye Counsel “that since they (Poroye and others) have and application for stay at Supreme Court, that the Court of Appel should stop sitting on the Appeal”.
When Jimoh Ibrahim Lawyer Discover that their attempt to stop the panel has failed, he informed the court that he has an application for joinder. The panel asked him to moved His application and that they will rule on it immediately. At that point, Jimoh Ibrahim counsel withdrew his appearance from the case, siting “that his integrity is at stake” and of utmost importance to Him.
The panel immediately asked parties to adopt their brief of argument. Eyotayo Jegede councel (Wole Olanipekun SAN) immedeately aadopted his brief of argument.
Biyi Poroye Counsel (Nwofor) has no brief to adopt since he did not file any, when he ought to file.
Biyi Poroye Counsel (Nwofor SAN) now beg to be given time to file his brief which plea the panel refused.
The panel therefore rule that the Appeal is now ripe for Judgment and that day of will be communicated to the various counsel.

Court adjourns for recess to resume later on two other applications.

1. PDP vs Poroye and others
2. Markafi and Ben Obi Vs Poroye and others

The Presiding Judge stated that the matter is now ripe for judgement. Judgement day will be communicated.

Since Poroye counsel have no brief to defend.

However protester are outside the Court with placards

BERNIMOORE:
you mean that porooye and jimoh ibrahim have all exhausted their time to 'counter appeal' today! yeepa! yeepa!! yeepa!!!

They have no brief. Written or spoken all they are after is disbandment disbanding of he Appeal panel.