The Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Social Right
Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI) has demanded an explanation
from John Tsoho, chief judge of the federal high court, over the transfer of
its suit against President-elect Bola Tinubu.
The civil society group — in an ex parte motion marked:
FHC/ABJ/CS/2197/2022 — sought leave of the court to bring an application for an
order of judicial review compelling the inspector-general of police to
investigate Tinubu in respect of his educational qualifications submitted to
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 1999.
ASRADI alleged that despite a letter to the IGP dated
November 1, no investigation was carried out by the police.
The CSO said the IGP “willfully refused to investigate
and/or prosecute Bola Ahmed Tinubu”.
Ruling on the ex parte motion on January 12, Mobolaji
Olajuwon, a federal high court judge, granted the applicant leave “to apply for
judicial review by way of mandamus compelling the respondent in this case, the
IGP to investigate the filings made by Tinubu in respect of his educational
qualification contained in the INEC form cf 001 sworn to by him on December 20,
1999″.
The matter was then adjourned to February 16 for further
proceedings.
However, in the letter dated March 28 and addressed to the
federal high court CJ, Adeolu Oyinlola, ASRADI’s executive director, said the
case did not go on.
“The matter was
initially slated for hearing on February 16, 2023, but for reasons which were
not apparent to us at the time, it was not heard; while another hearing date
was fixed for March 27,” the letter read.
“On getting to court on the said March 27, counsel was
verbally informed that the matter had been transferred to another judge. We are
in a quandary as to what could have actuated this curious move.”
The CSO asked the CJ to intervene and “remedy these anomalies”.
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