court in Yola, which granted an injunction against it last week, has extended the injunction and fixed Tuesday March 26, to rule on arguments on the case.
At the court’s resumed sitting Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice Abdulazeez Waziri, maintained that the court order barring INEC from conducting the supplementary polls remain in force till next Tuesday when he will rule on the case after due considerations of arguments by counsels of parties to the case.
Barrister Adeyemi Pitan, counsel to MRDD and Eric Theman, however opposed the motion of the two parties on grounds that the two applications were not served on him in due time. Citing section 25 sub section 1 of the constitution, he said, “INEC being a federal organ, challenging its decision should be through a federal high court, not a state high court.”
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