For the second time, the Supreme Court has adjourned hearing in the application by the immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, seeking a reversal of his sack by the apex court early this year.
The adjournment was a sequel to a request by lead counsel to Ihedioha, Kanu Agabi, a senior advocate of Nigeria, for time to study a process served on him this morning inside the court.
Ihedioha in the application filed on February 6 is asking the apex court to set aside the judgment sacking him as governor on the grounds that the judgment was a nullity on the grounds that it was procured by fraud.
When the matter was called on February 18, Ihedioha’s lawyer, Chief Agabi, had asked for a short adjournment to enable him to respond to the process of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the Imo governor, Hope Uzodinma, who are first and second respondents in the case.
His request was accordingly granted and the seven-member panel of Justices of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, adjourned the hearing to today, March 2, 2020.
However, when the matter was called, Chief Agabi SAN, informed the court that he was only served this morning inside the court with the reply of the respondents and will need to look at the documents in order to respond accordingly.
Although, counsel to the APC and Imo State governor, Senator Uzodinma, Damian Dodo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, and that of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Tanimu Inuwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria, had indicated their readiness to proceed with the hearing, presiding Justice of the seven-member panel, Justice Tanko Muhammad, adjourned the matter till Tuesday. March 3, 2020 as requested by the applicants.
