Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to decline jurisdiction over a suit challenging the legitimacy of a penal of inquiry he constituted to investigate the causes of the incessant crises between the Tiv and Jukun tribes in the state.
They are praying the court for among others, a order quashing the instrument setting up the commission, and order quashing its proceedings and order restraining the Governor, the state government and the AG from receiving and acting on any report from the commission. During the last proceedings on August 19, 2020, Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered Ishaku and other respondents in the suit to show because why the interim restraining injunctions sought by the applicants against them should not be granted.At the mention of the case on Wednesday, Ishaku’s lawyer, Abdul Ibrahim informed the court about the notice of preliminary objection he filed for his client.
Realising that all the respondents have not been fully served, applicants’ lawyer Hon, applied for a short adjournment for definite hearing of the matter. Hon said he would not want to waste the court’s time on the motion for injunctions since the commission has ended its sitting, but would prefer to have the substantive case heard and determined expeditiously.Ruling, Justice Mohammed acceded to Hon’s request and struck out the motion for injunction the withdrawal having not been opposed by the respondents.
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