Breaking News: Appeal Court Puts Off Hearing In Oshiomhole’s Appeal

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The scheduled hearing in the appeal by the National Chairman
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has been put off by
the Court of Appeal, Abuja.

The court had, last week sent notices of hearing to parties
in the appeal. But, when parties got to court today, a panel of three Justices
led by Justice Stephen Adah sat to hear other cases.

The panel later rose, with a promise that another panel will
be reconstituted to hear Oshiomole’s appeal.

Parties were however, taken aback when, rather than having a
new panel, a female official of the court announced to a packed courtroom that
the court has elected to hear Oshiomole’s appeal on a later date to be
communicated to parties later.

Oshiomhole and his supporters, who have been in court since
a little over 8 am, are currently meeting with their team of lawyers on what
next steps to take.

As he exited the courtroom, with his supporters behind,
Oshiomhole told journalists that he would await the court’s decision in the
case.

Oshiomhole’s appeal is against an earlier judgment of the
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which among others,
restrained him acting as the National Chairman of the APC.