The Supreme Court has given the Court of Appeal the approval to resume hearing of all appeals relating to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidacy tussle in Ondo State.
This followed the withdrawal of 10 motions filed for stay of proceeding by the Ali-Modu Sheriff faction which led to a stay of proceeding at the appellate court.
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria who presided over the proceedings, Justice Walter Onoghene, dismissed the motion and awarded a cost of N250,000 against those who filed them.
Justice Onoghene ordered the Appeal Court to resume hearing because the case is a pre-election matter.
Counsel to the Sheriff-led PDP, Mr Beluolisa Nwofor, who earlier served the lower court the motions asked the Supreme Court to strike out the motion but the Supreme Court instead dismissed it.
The Appeal Court had adjourned indefinitely its judgment on the matter involving Mr Eyitayo Jegede’s appeal to reclaim the candidacy of the PDP in the November 26 governorship election.
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