S’court Grants Abridgement Of Time In Vogov Wike’s Birth Certificate Case. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 2, 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the prayer ofElvis Chinda for abridgement of time in the suit seeking an order disqualifyingGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from contesting the 2019 governorshipelection in the state.
A five-man panel of Supreme Court Justices led bythe Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad granted the abridgement asfiled by Chinda’s lawyer, William Nwobodo, to reply to a response by counsel toWike, Ferdinand Orbih, SAN.
On March 8, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal HighCourt, Abuja dismissed a pre-election suit brought by Chinda, a PeoplesDemocratic Party member in Rivers.
Chinda alleged that the birth certificate Wikeattached to the Form CF001 he submitted to the Independent National ElectoralCommission on November 2, 2018, for clearance to participate in the 2019general election, was forged.
The trial court dismissed the case for being filedout of time.
However, Wike approached the Supreme Court, in hismotion saying the Appeal court erred in granting the leave sought by Chinda.
Judgment has been reserved for July 19, 2019.