Business activities at the Federal High Court (FHC) were, on Thursday, paralysed due to the election break earlier announced by the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice John Tsoho.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Tsoho had, in a circular dated March 2, granted the judges a few days’ breaks to enable them to perform their civic duties.
In the circular titled: “Break for the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections,” the judges were directed to sit up until Wednesday before proceeding on the break and to resume work on Tuesday (March 14).
According to the circular, the administrative judges in the Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt judicial divisions should ensure that a judge is designated to cater for the North, South-West, and South-South/South-East Geo-political Areas respectively, regarding urgent matters during the period.
NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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