Two plaintiffs, who claimed to be presidential aspirants – Adejumo Ajagbe and Olatoye Wahab – are seeking the referral on the grounds that the suit raised “a substantial question of law” which the Court of Appeal has to make pronouncement on “as soon as possible.”
But the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, who is one of the two defendants in the suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/662/14, opposed the application.
Through his counsel, Mr. Kenechuckuw Nomeh, from the law firm of Mr. Ade Okeaya-Inneh SAN, the AGF argued that the plaintiffs’ application for referral was a ploy to delay the hearing and the disposal of the main suit.
AGF also argued that his counsel, Okeaya-Inneh was representing the president in an appeal on the same subject matter of Jonathan’s eligibility at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, “hence there is no need for the referral”.
The appeal referred to by the AGF was filed by Mr. Cyriacus Njoku,who is challenging the judgment of Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of the Federal Capital High Court, who had earlier ruled that the plaintiff had no locus to challenge Jonathan's eligibility to contest in 2015.
Source: thisdaylive.com
