Breaking: Appeal court adjourns indefinitely judgment on Jegede’s appeal

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned judgment indefinitely in the appeal filed by substituted governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming election in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede.

The Justice Ibrahim Saulawa-led panel adjourned indefinitely the judgment to allow the Supreme Court rule on interlocutory appeals filed by the parties in the dispute.

Jegede, who belongs to the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the PDP, is by his appeal challenging his replacement by the Independent‎ National Electoral Commission with Jimoh Ibrahim of Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the party as the governorship candidate for the election scheduled to take place on November 26.

The Saulawa panel also ajdourned all other pending appeals, including one filed by Makarfi, relating to the dispute over the governorship ticket of the PDP in November 26 election.

The panel said on Friday, when its judgments on Jegede’s and Makarfi’s appeals which it heard between Wednesday and Thursday, were scheduled to be delivered, that it took the decision to adjourn “sine die” (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court on interlocutory appeals filed by the respondents.

Justice Saulawa also cited the motion filed by the respondents before the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking for an order of the apex court to disband the Saulawa panel and take disciplinary action by going ahead to hear the appeal in defiance to established judicial principle.