A former governor of Jigawa, Saminu Turaki, on Friday challenged the directive of the chief judge of the Federal High Court which transferred his matter from the Dutse Division of the court back to Abuja.
At the resumed trial, the Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe, said that he got a hearing notice for the matter in respect to the directive from the chief judge transferring the matter back Abuja.
Turaki’s lawyer, Mr Olusegun Jolaawo, however, said that there were two issues for the court to resolve in the matter.
One of which, he said, was for the court to allow parties to address it on the directive of the chief judge.
Jolaawo’s argument was that Justice Nnamdi Dimgba made a valid order on July 18, 2017, transferring the suit to the Dutse division of the court.
According to him the order is extant and has not been challenged or vacated.
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