Court adjourns Lau’s suit against Taraba APC chairman to October 7

The Federal High Court sitting successful Jalingo has adjourned the suit filed by Alhaji Abdulhadi Lau against Alhaji Abubakar Bawa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairman, to October 7, 2026, for definite hearing.

The lawsuit came up on Wednesday for the commencement of trial. However, counsel to the plaintiff requested an hold of clip to record responses to the replies submitted by the first, 2nd and 3rd respondents.

The plaintiff’s counsel told the tribunal that the further clip was required to adequately code the issues raised successful the respondents’ replies and guarantee a broad presumption of the plaintiff’s case.

Counsel representing the respondents did not reason the exertion but drew the court’s attraction to what they described arsenic delays connected the portion of the plaintiff.

They argued that the repeated delays were prolonging the proceedings and expanding the resources required by each parties, urging the tribunal to guarantee strict adherence to timelines going forward.

After considering the submissions of some parties, the presiding justice granted the plaintiff’s exertion for an hold of time.

The tribunal subsequently adjourned the substance to October 7, 2026, for definite hearing, citing the request to guarantee just proceeding and let each parties to afloat articulation issues earlier th...