SPOTLIGHTS
- Vacation begins July 23, ends September 13, 2024
- Formal court sittings resume September 16, 2024
- Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt divisions to remain partially operational for urgent matters
- Vacation judges appointed for each of the three divisions
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Federal High Court will proceed on its 2024 annual vacation from July 23, as announced by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Chief Judge explained that the vacation was pursuant to Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
He said that the vacation would commence on Tuesday, the 23rd of July 2024, and terminate on Friday, the 13th of September 2024.
Formal court sittings will resume on Monday, the 16th of September 2024.
The statement, signed by the Assistant Director of Information of the Court, Dr Catherine Oby Christopher, said the vacation was for judges to rest and prepare for the tasks and activities of the new legal year.
Meanwhile, the three premier divisions of the court in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, would be functional for the litigating public to approach for matters of extreme urgency only.
According to the statement, the Abuja division of the court would be manned by Justices Emeka Nwite and Peter O. Lifu as vacation judges.
The Lagos division is to have Justices Akintayo Aluko and Isaac D. Dipeolu, while the Port Harcourt division would have Justices A. T. Mohammed and P. M. Ayua as vacation judges.
The Chief Judge wished his fellow judges a pleasant vacation in advance.