The adjournment followed the decision of the tribunal to
grant the INEC, PDP and Adeleke 7-days to respond to the pre-hearing form
served on them by the tribunal.
At the sitting of the tribunal, counsel to the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Kayode Olatoke (SAN) had informed the
court of his readiness to continue with pre-hearing session, having filed his
form TF008, where issues for determination were raised.
On the request of the tribunal for advise, Olatoke suggested
that the matter should be stand down for few hours for the respondents to also
respond to the tribunal pre-hearing form.
Counsel to the INEC, Ben Ananaba (SAN) said the pre-hearing
could not go on because he was just served with the pre-hearing form this
morning, saying statutorily, they have seven day to respond.
Counsel to Adeleke, Bamidele Abolarin and counsel
representing PDP, Nathaniel Oke (SAN) also requested the tribunal to give them
the required seven days to respond.
In his ruling, Chairman of the tribunal Justice Teresa Kume
adjourned the matter till Tuesday, October 4 for the commencement of hearing
properly.
Addressing journalist after the sitting, Professor Olagoke
said the adjournment was not out of place, but the tribunal has the power to
abridge the days required for any of the parties to respond.
He said supposed to commence the Pre-hearing session this morning but unfortunately the respondents said they were served with the pre-hearing notice this morning.
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