Electoral Act: Don't frustrate appeal against judgment, Appeal Court orders AGF, others

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The Court of Appeal has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and others to desist from taking steps capable of frustrating hearing in an appeal filed against the judgment of a Federal High Court which ordered removal of section 84 from the new Electoral Act.

In an enrolment of order of the Court of Appeal obtained in Abuja, on Sunday, by our correspondent and signed by the Presiding Justice of the court, Justice Rita Noshakhare Pemu, the leave granted the PDP to file an appeal was occasioned by submissions of its counsel, D.C Denwigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

“Accordingly, the Appellant is hereby given up to Tuesday 12th of April, 2022 to file its notice of Appeal and the parties are to file their respective briefs of arguments within three days from the date of service of the notice and record of Appeal on the respondents.“Parties should desist from taking any step to frustrate the hearing of the appeal.“Fresh hearing notice to be issued on the 2nd to the 12th respondents.

 

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