JUST IN: Pre-election cases to be heard despite vacation - Judge

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has directed that all pending pre-election cases must be heard and concluded within 180 despite the commencement of the court’s annual long vacation.

The judges, before whom such cases are pending, are by the new practice directions, required to attend to them during the ongoing vacation.In a statement on Tuesday, the court’s acting Information Officer; Oby Catherine Nwandu identified some salient provisions of the practice direction, which she said was issued on July 24, 2020.

“Where a party on record petitions as in above, such petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit verifying the contents of the petition.

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