National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the service of an interim order and hearing notice on the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Malam Danladi Umar.
The orders follow the suit seeking to restrain the tribunal from persecuting the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr. Walter Onnoghen.
At the hearing, counsel to the claimant, James Igwe (SAN), informed the court that originating processes and interim order had been served on all parties except the tribunal’s chairman and the Senate President.
Igwe said it was the secretary to the tribunal’s chairman that received the document and not the chairman personally.
He, however, said the senate president was not served as an oversight that should be corrected immediately.
The judge, Justice Sanusi Kado, therefore ordered that the processes and interim order be served on the tribunal’s chairman through substituted means.
He equally ordered that notice should be placed on the wall of the tribunal’s office.
He held that hearing notices should be served on all parties.
He also gave the order that the interim order made on Jan.14 restraining the defendants from further proceeding with the trial against the CJN should subsist.
The judge adjourned the matter until Jan. 30 for hearing of motion on notice of the interlocutory injunction in the substantive suit.
The CJN is facing a six-count charge before the CCT over an alleged non-declaration of assets.
the trial is based on a petition filed by a group, the Anti-corruption, Research and Data-based Initiative.
The claimant in the suit, one Mr Peter Abang, therefore, filed an ex-parte motion before the court seeking an order to suspend the trial at the tribunal.
Joined as co-defendants in the suit are Code of Court Bureau, CCB, CCT chairman, Danladi Umar; Attorney General of the Federation and The National Judicial Commission.
Others are The Federal Judicial Service Commission, the Inspector General of Police, the Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and National Judicial Council.
Mr Garba Tetengi, Defence Counsel to NJC was the only defence counsel in court.
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24 women in Adamawa to contest for Gov., NASS seats
No fewer than 24 women in Adamawa are contesting for governorship and national assembly seats in the forthcoming general elections.
according to the lists posted at INEC office in Yola, four women are among the 29 candidates cleared for governorship election, while nine women are among the 43 candidates cleared for Senatorial election.
Eleven women are among 85 candidates cleared for House of Representatives election.
The list of candidates for the state House of Assembly is yet to be posted.
The women cleared to run for the governorship election are – Lami Musa of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), Na’ama Bulama of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Rukayya Audu of Action Peoples Party (APP) and Elizabeth Isa of Change Advocacy Party (CAP).
Two other women, Hadiza Mohammed of Democratic Alternative (DA) and Rashida Balarabe of Movement for Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD) were cleared to run for the position of deputy governor by their respective parties.
The women candidates cleared to run for Senatorial seats are – the incumbent, Sen. Binta Masi (APC), who is trying to retain her seat in Adamawa North, and a former House of Representatives member, Aishatu Ahmed, who is the APC candidate in Adamawa Central.
Other female Senatorial candidates are – Maryam Paul (ADC), Wabulari Wadumna (AGA), Lydia Zira (JMPP), Gift Shallangwa (NPM), Godiya Bulus (ACD), Patricia Yakubu (ADC) and Agnes Nuhu (PT).
Those for House of Representatives are – Olyada Madayi (APC), Ngodi Tala (PDM), Atiya Abel (PPN), Ladi Joseph (UPP), Justina Gokir (ACD), Angelina Augustine (PPN) and Fakuta Naiwa (ACD).
The others are Roseline Salihu (PPN), Caroline Stephen (ACD), Zainab Dahiru (ACD) and Faith Phnuel (PT).
