A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned to October 26, 2022 for parties to adopt their processes in the suit filed by former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Mike Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN.
The suit is seeking the nullification of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State.
The Court also granted the former AGF’s motion for extension of time to file his counter affidavit and a written address to the APC’s motion on notice filed on July 8th, 2022 and his written address to the preliminary objections of the suspended priest, Hyacinth Alia, which was filed on July 8, 2022,as well as plaintiffs further affidavit and reply on point of law to Alia’s counter Affidavit to the originating summons.
Chief Aondoakaa, SAN, had through his lawyer, C.I. Okpoko, SAN, on September 1,2022, withdrew some of the process he had earlier filed before the court and drew the attention of the court to his pending motion for extension of time to regularize the processes he had withdrawn.