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A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has slated the 20th of January 2014 for hearing a petition brought before it by two leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who are seeking a court order to restrain President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2015 presidential election.
The plaintiffs, Richard Tersoo and Shuaibu Lilli, had filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Kaduna asking it to disqualify Jonathan from presenting himself as a presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2015 election.
They also want the court to order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restrain the PDP from accepting any nomination of Jonathan as a presidential candidate in 2015 election.
In a suit filed on 7th October, 2013, they insisted that President Jonathan had completed his first tenure in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria having expired at the end of the four year tenure calculated from 29th May, 2007.
They said the tenure of Jonathan has expired at the end of the four year tenure calculated from 29th May, 2007, being the date the last holder of the said office was sworn in.
Part of the originating summons reads: “A declaration that President Jonathan is not entitled to tenure of office as President exceeding eight years calculated from 2007, till last holder of the said office”.
At the first sitting where the case was mentioned on Monday, the presiding judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike after hearing the submissions made by counsel to the plaintiffs and INEC, Tony Agaga and Hauwa Habib respectively, adjourned the case to 20th January 2014 for hearing due to the absence of the counsel to President Jonathan and PDP in court.
The judge stated that he will give the petitioner accelerated hearing if the defendants fail to show up by the next adjourned date.
However, one of the petitioners, Shuaibu Lili told journalists that he has the right to challenge the eligibility of President Jonathan to seek for another term in office based on the provisions in the country’s constitution and Electoral Act which bars a president from exceeding more than eight years in office.
- PDP Leaders seek Court To Restrain Jonathan From Contesting 2015 Election
- By disqualify Jonathan from presenting himself as a presidential candidate for 2015
- But the Residing judge, Justice Evelyn adjourned the case to 20th January 2014 for hearing due to the absence of the counsel to President Jonathan and PDP in court.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has slated the 20th of January 2014 for hearing a petition brought before it by two leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who are seeking a court order to restrain President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2015 presidential election.
The plaintiffs, Richard Tersoo and Shuaibu Lilli, had filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Kaduna asking it to disqualify Jonathan from presenting himself as a presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2015 election.
They also want the court to order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restrain the PDP from accepting any nomination of Jonathan as a presidential candidate in 2015 election.
In a suit filed on 7th October, 2013, they insisted that President Jonathan had completed his first tenure in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria having expired at the end of the four year tenure calculated from 29th May, 2007.
They said the tenure of Jonathan has expired at the end of the four year tenure calculated from 29th May, 2007, being the date the last holder of the said office was sworn in.
Part of the originating summons reads: “A declaration that President Jonathan is not entitled to tenure of office as President exceeding eight years calculated from 2007, till last holder of the said office”.
At the first sitting where the case was mentioned on Monday, the presiding judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike after hearing the submissions made by counsel to the plaintiffs and INEC, Tony Agaga and Hauwa Habib respectively, adjourned the case to 20th January 2014 for hearing due to the absence of the counsel to President Jonathan and PDP in court.
The judge stated that he will give the petitioner accelerated hearing if the defendants fail to show up by the next adjourned date.
However, one of the petitioners, Shuaibu Lili told journalists that he has the right to challenge the eligibility of President Jonathan to seek for another term in office based on the provisions in the country’s constitution and Electoral Act which bars a president from exceeding more than eight years in office.
