BREAKING: A-G PLATEAU STATE vs IGP’S CASE TRANSFERRED TO PLATEAU, AS SUSPENDED LGC CHAIRMEN SUIT IS ADJOURNED FOR RULING ON AN APPLICATION

 

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),

The case instituted by the Attorney-General (A-G) of Plateau State, against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja, over the suspension of Local Government Chairmen and their Councilors and the subsequent reopening of the Local Government Council (LGC) offices by the Police has been transferred to Plateau State because of lack of jurisdiction of the FHC Abuja to hear the matter.

The matter fixed for mention today in the Plateau State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Samchi has been adjourned to the 15^th of March 2024, for hearing of an Application filed by the A-G for consolidation of the case with another one in the same Court.

 The Court has also adjourned the Suit No: PLD/J257/2023, filed by the Suspended Chairmen and their Councilors to the 15^th of March 2024, for ruling on similar Application filed by the A-G to consolidate the case with that against the IGP.

While the Applicant and other Defense Counsels had argued that the cases are similar in issues and should be consolidated, the Claimants’ Counsel, Tob Kekemek (Esq) had urged the Court to refuse the Application, as the parties and the issues are clearly not similar.

Earlier, the Court had refused an Application by the Counsel of the A-G for an adjournment of the matter to enable the application for consolidation of the two cases to be heard on the same day.

The Court had refused the Application on the ground that it does not cure the issue of fear hearing, as all the parties are not in both cases.

The Judge while having a judicial notice of the Applications said that, “in the case of the A-G against the IGP, the LGC Chairmen Counsel, Tob Kekemeke, would not have a say”.