Jonathan, AGF ask court to dismiss suit on eligibility for 2027 poll as lawyer seeks judge’s recusal

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice person asked a Federal High Court successful Abuja to disregard a suit by an Abuja-based lawyer seeking to halt Jonathan from contesting for President successful 2027.

This is arsenic Justice Peter Lifu on Monday, fixed May 26 for composite judgment, which would see a ruling connected the exertion by the plaintiff, Johnmary Jideobi, asking him to recuse himself.

In the originating summons, Jideobi requested, among others, that the tribunal determines “whether successful presumption of the combined provisions of sections 1(1), (2) and (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, the 1st suspect is eligible, nether immoderate circumstances whatsoever, to contention for the bureau of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Jideobi argued that Jonathan had exhausted the law bounds allowed for a president, having completed the tenure of the precocious Umaru Musa Yar’Adua earlier serving different afloat word aft the 2011 election.

In an affidavit filed successful enactment of the suit, Emmanuel Agida, who deposed connected behalf of the Jideobi, averred that Jonathan was sworn successful arsenic president connected May 6, 2010, pursuing Yar’Adua’s decease and different oath connected May 29, 2011, aft winning the election 

Jideobi, on Monday, besides brought an...