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From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned the hearing of the case filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai against the State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the State to July 17th, 2024.
El-Rufai is challenging the House committee’s report, which accused him of misappropriating N423 billion during his eight-year administration.
At the commencement of the hearing on Monday, counsel to the first respondent, the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Sani Katu, SAN, informed the court that they are in the process of filing a notice of preliminary objection, challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case. He requested an extension of time to enable them to file all their applications.
The Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, Sule Shauaibu, SAN, who is a defendant in the case, also made a similar request.
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Counsel to the applicant, Sule Umoru, did not oppose the application for the extension of time.
After listening to all the submissions, the presiding judge, Justice R.M Aikawa, adjourned the case to July 17th, 2024, to enable the respondents to file all their applications, including the substantive application.
Ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai filed the case on June 26th, 2024, at the Federal High Court, Kaduna, challenging the probe report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, which indicted him for corruption during his eight years of administration.
Among other claims, he asked the court to declare the Assembly report null and void for violating his rights to a fair hearing as guaranteed under the Constitution, since he was not invited by the House to defend himself against all the allegations levelled against him.
