Federal high court judges to begin annual vacation in July
Federal high court judges will, on July 23, begin their annual vacation.
The FHC spokeswoman, Catherine Oby-Christopher, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement was titled ‘Notification of Federal High Court Annual Vacation for the Year 2024 and Vacation Roster For Judges’, said, “By virtue of the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Honourable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, OFR, KSS, FCIArb.(UK) announces its 2024 Annual Vacation and Roster for Vacation Judges. The vacation will commence from Tuesday, the 23rd day of July 2024 to September 13.
Normal court sitting, it added, will resume on September 16, 2024.
“This is in order for judges to enjoy their well-deserved rest and to prepare for the tasks and activities of the new legal year,” said the statement.
The statement advised the litigating public to approach Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt divisions of the court for matters of extreme urgency during the period.
Justices Emeka Nwite and Peter Lifu (of the Abuja division), Akintayo Aluko and Isaac Dipeolu (for the Lagos division) and A.T. Mohammed and P.M. Ayua (for Port Harcourt) were appointed vacation judges.
(NAN)
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