FHC CJ assigned Akpoti-Uduaghan’s lawsuit against Akpabio, the others after the withdrawal of the Judge

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Chief Justice John Tsoho, has re-assigned a lawsuit filed by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uuduaghan, against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others for Judge Binta Nyako.

This case, previously before Judge Obiora Egwuatu, will begin again (de Novo) before Judge Nyako.

Development follows the withdrawal of Egwuatu judges from the problem on bias accusations against him by the President of the Senate.

Judge Egwuatu was on March 25, withdrawing from a lawsuit filed by a suspended senator to stop the investigation by the Senate due to alleged violations.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, in the lawsuit, asked the court to stop the Senate Committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions so as not to continue the disciplinary process of the accusation.

Judge Egwuatu announced his withdrawal from this case shortly after the case was called.

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The judge said: “Justice is rooted in trust in court.

“After a litigation states his belief that there is a bias or the possibility of bias on the side of the judge, it will not be the interest of justice for the judge to continue.

“One of the defendants in this case has stated such beliefs in writing.

“In this situation, the honorable thing that must be done by the court is to quit the behavior of the problem.

“Therefore, I resigned from this problem.

“This case file is in accordance with Tuanku, a presidential judge, for further instructions.”

Judge Nyako will begin to hear in the lawsuit again on Friday.

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