The presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Dalyopam, adjourned the matter after listening to counsels in the matter. He said the adjournment would give all the parties to the suit the opportunity to file their processes.
Ode said it was in the spirit of fair hearing and justice that the court adjourned the matter to give fair hearing and equal justice to all. In his reaction, the state Chairman of the civil society organizations, Enefa Georgewill, said they asked the court to interpret Section 119 of the Constitution with regards to the 25 embattled members of the state House of Assembly, who defected from PDP to APC, whether they were still members of the House in line with the constitution, claiming that their actions contravened Sections of 119 of the Constitution and should vacate their seats.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress is on the path to victory in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State. The President spoke while presenting the party's flag to the state gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa at the Presidential Villa,…