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Sylva vs PDP:Court adjourns Indefinitely
Newsdiaryonline Tue Nov 22,2011
Sylva
The Federal High Court In Abuja has today
adjourned sine die the case between Governor Timipre Sylva and
the Peoples Democratic
Party,PDP.
The court’s ruling came upon the
realisation that the PDP has filed a case at the Court of Appeal
seeking to overturn the Federal High Court order asking the PDP
to appear before it and show cause why Sylva should be
disqualified from its primaries.
The Federal High Court judge,Gabriel Kolawole
noted today that once it is known that a case is at the higher
court , it was proper to adjourn
indefinitely.
Observers noted that the case may have
become more interesting.One insider said ,it is apparent that
the PDP has admitted technically the receipt of the court
order.And excerpt it is so ordered by the appellate court, the
case may not come back to the lower
court.The legal fireworks may proceed from the appellate
court to the Supreme court.
The PDP defied the High Court order and
proceeded last weekend to hold it Bayelsa state primaries
in which Seriake Dickson, emerged as its governorship
candidate.INEC which did not attend the primaries because of the
court order is said to be rejecting the result .
Sylva wants to be recognized as the PDP
candidate since his earlier emergence before the suspended
April poll has not been quashed.But the PDP chief under the
behest of President Goodluck Jonathan do not want Sylva
reelected, thus setting the stage for the unfolding titanic
battle.
Meanwhile Dickson is seeking the relief of
the court to be joined in the suit as the outcome will likely
affect him.
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This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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