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| Justice Ayo Salami |
Salami’s lawyer, Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, told correspondents on Tuesday that the suits instituted by his client had been consolidated and would come up for hearing today.
In the matter, which will come up before Justice Donatus Okorowo, Salami’s lawyers will move a motion seeking to join Jonathan as one of the defendants in the suit.
Jonathan was not cited as a respondent in the earlier suits Salami filed at the Court, on August 15, 2011, and August 19, 2011, respectively.
Salami on August 22 instituted a fresh suit before an Abuja Federal High Court, asking the Court to overturn all the actions taken by the President.
He is seeking the same reliefs he sought in two separate, earlier suits he earlier filed at the court on August 15 and 19 respectively.
Akintola said the only new addition to the earlier reliefs sought by Salami at the court was the plea “to set aside all the actions taken by President Goodluck Jonathan on Salami.”
In the first suit on August 15, Salami challenged his indictment by the investigative panel set up by the National Judicial Council to probe his allegations against the Chief Justice of Nigeria Aloysius Kastina-Alu.
The NJC ruled that Salami lied on oath against Katsina-Alu, and directed him to apologise in writing to the CJN and the council within seven days.
In the second suit, instituted on August 19, Salami asked the court to restrain the National Assembly from giving effect to his suspension by the NJC.
Cited as defendants in the suit are the NJC, its Deputy Chairman, Justice Dahiru Musdapher; Justice Aloysius Kastina-Alu, the Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, Senate President David Mark, and the Clerk of the National Assembly.
In consideration of a pending suit he had earlier filed against the NJC before his suspension, Salami wants a court order setting aside the recommendation made by the council on August 18.
Salami is also seeking a court order directing that all actions in respect of the subject matter of this suit be stayed by the defendants and that the status quo ante bellum be maintained by all parties to the case pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.
The identity of the trial judge who will hear the case today is still unknown as at the time of filing this report.
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All what Nigerians want to hear is let the NJC crucifiy CJN whether PCA was right in his action or not. I wonder the type of people (opposition) we have is tyhis our country. In a develop country, Salami himself would have resign his appointment pending the determination of his case whether he is right or wrong. Why can we learn from those country. Unless such provisions in the Constitition are amended, the president has the powers vested on him by the constitution to do what is right no matter
ReplyDeleteThis is the best thing Salami can do on the situation at hand. This is the time to determine whether judiciary is dead or alive in Nigeria. Let people in legal profession rally round Salami by way of advice until the case is over. It is not yet over until it is over. We must stand on justice and fair play if we want this country to move forward.
ReplyDeleteIt is dangerous to assume that justice and righteousness are exceptions in this country. We should learn to start viewing things positively. The fact that the opposition party won appeals should not be perceived as indication of judicial manipulation
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