Court sets up task force for disposal of pre-election cases
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has constituted a special task force of judges to hear and determine all pre-election cases swiftly.
The court disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Catherine Oby-Christopher, on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Ms Oby-Christopher, a circular letter issued by Chief Judge John Tsoho says it became necessary to designate a team of judges following the large volume of pre-election suits that have flooded the court.
“Judges who are members of the task force will suspend all regular cases in their respective courts due to the urgency of the electoral cases, which are time-bound,” stated the circular.
It added, “In view of the large volume of pre-election cases filed so far with the imminent attendant risk of lapsing, it has become necessary to constitute a task force to speedily dispose of the matters, particularly in those judicial divisions with a glut of them.”
Mr Tsoho mentioned that the judges would have four weeks to dispose of the pre-election cases.
(NAN)
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