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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an ex-parte application seeking to stop the swearing-in of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

In a ‎ruling on an ex-parte motion brought by a civil society organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, Justice Mohammed described the application as "self-induced urgency", owing to the plaintiff's failure to challenge Buhari's emergence as president-elect after two months of the presidential election.

He said: "In law, an ex-parte application seeking an order of injunction presupposes the existence of a real case of urgency not self-induced urgency.

"Motion ex-parte dated and filed on 26 of May, is a clear case of self-induced urgency.

"This court is therefore of the view that the plaintiff applicant's motion dated and filed on May 26 is devoid of any merit and the same is accordingly dismissed", Justice Mohammed declared.

He adjourned the suit till June 26 for further mention.

The court also ordered the applicant to serve all originating processes and hearing notice on the defendants.

It will be recalled that the applicant, the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative had applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed from swearing the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari as president on May 29.

In a suit filed by its lawyer, Mr Philip Ekpo, the group said that Buhari did not meet the qualification enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act to have contested the position of the president of Nigeria at the 2015 general elections.

Even though Thursday's application was ex-parte, Chief Lateef Fagbemi , SAN leading two other Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Chief Akin Olujimi and Kola Awodein announced memorandum of conditional appearance for Mohammadu Buhari.

Mogidi:
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demelza:
There shall be tears of blood tomorrow!
#PresidentMuhammaduBuhari

Mogidi:
Surprised the courts threw the case out.

Did Buhari suddenly find his certificates or they're no longer necessary in regards to job application? Even in 2yrs time I can still see Buhari being dragged by EFCC for certificate forgery.

pontirock:
They are just wasting their time and energy

Mogidi:
Surprised the courts threw the case out.

Did Buhari suddenly find his certificates or they're no longer necessary in regards to job application? Even in 2yrs time I can still see Buhari being dragged by EFCC for certificate forgery.

ronald4lif:
Smh, some comments sha. The tribal bigot and religious warlords seems to be having a feast today. The ease with which Nigerians digress from an issue, or a topic published in a News portal to attack each other or themselves speaks little of our much touted education and much about our separationist theories. We cannot achieve anything by being each other’s antagonist. Let us work together, and put our common enemies to shame. The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. Corruption, dishonesty, insincerity, mediocrity, half-baked erudition and many others are our common foe.
The looting of our common patrimony by our political marauders is uncircumscribed to a particular geo-political zone, tribe or religion. When are we ever going to shun tribalistic and religious sentiments when addressing issues of National concern.
Recently there was petroleum related products crisis and it affected all states. No section of the country was left out. That's exactly how the bandits and their cohorts in power deal with the masses with outright disdain and contempt. Do they care whether the electorates from their neck of the wood wallow in penury?. No. Do they care whether the schools, roads and hospital are substandard and aren't up to accepted global standard?. No. Some seasoned scholars have opined that a people deserve their leaders. I won't be surprised if Nigeria was a case study in that derivation. The past governments failed us. Can we give the incoming administration a chance?

Mogidi:
Surprised the courts threw the case out.

Did Buhari suddenly find his certificates or they're no longer necessary in regards to job application? Even in 2yrs time I can still see Buhari being dragged by EFCC for certificate forgery.

colossus2:
You think it's only smokers that are liable to die young....haters inclusive

Mogidi:
Surprised the courts threw the case out.

Did Buhari suddenly find his certificates or they're no longer necessary in regards to job application? Even in 2yrs time I can still see Buhari being dragged by EFCC for certificate forgery.

Mogidi:
How come you haven't died yet?