Yakubu Busari
The continuation of hearing in a suit filed by Engr Jack Dung Bot the running mate to the embattled Labour Party governorship Candidate, Amb.Yohanna M.D.Margif challenging the nomination of Barr Edward Pwajok the running mate to Dr. Patrick Dakum in the forthcoming 2023 general elections has been stalled.
The new judge told the petitioner that due to his health conditions he has to retransfer the case file to the attorney general of the federation to be reassigned to another judge to continue with the proceedings of the labour party (LP) pre-election.
There has been this recent pronouncement by the attorney general of the federation that all preelection matters should end before the 30th of November, 2022 to pave way for the period of electioneering campaigns across the country.
However, when the matter came up for the continuation of the hearing, the judge pronounced that the matter won’t continue due to his ill health.
The petitioner, Engr.Jack Dung is challenging why Dr. Patrick Dakum is picking Barr. Edward Pwajok SAN, as his running mate hasn’t exulted in the ongoing litigation in court.
However, the counsel to the petitioner, Barr. M. A. Abdullahi commended the decision of the judge to return the case file back to the attorney general office to the penal of judges handling pre- elections matter.
Abdullahi opined that the decision of the Judge to return the case file is in line with recent directives from the Chief Judge setting up pre- elections tribunal to dispense off, the interparty suit challenging primaries of various political parties cases before the 30th of Nov, 2022.
According to him, it is quite clear now that the case has been returned, the matter will be given an accelerated hearing to meet up the dateline issued by the attorney general office.
