The vacation of the Federal High Court (FHC)’s has delayed the ruling in a suit in quest for the declaration of the seat of Rep Yakubu Dogara unoccupied on account of his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On March 23, the judgment, in two separate suits filed against Dogara, was fixed for today, Monday, by Justice Donatus Okorowo of an Abuja division of FHC.
The first suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/883/30 and filed by Incorporated Trustees of United Global Resources for Peace Organisation Vs. Rep Yakubu Dogara and five others was on number one on the cause list.
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However, the second suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1060/20 filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vs. Rep Yakubu Dogara and four others, was on number five in today’s cause list.
When NAN visited Court 6 where Justice Okorowo presides, the courtroom was empty with court registrar and other workers doing their daily activities.
NAN was, however, told that the judgments could not be delivered since FHC had began their Easter Vacation.
The court began the vacation on April 8 and will end April 25.
“My lord is waiting of the Chief Judge of the court will give a fiat for the judgments to be delivered during this vacation.
“But as it is now, no date has been fixed and parties will be communicated as soon as another date is fixed,” one of the court workers told NAN.
NAN reports that the PDP and the group had asked the court to remove the former Speaker, House of Representatives, Dogara, as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, over his defection to APC. (NAN)
