A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned to July 17, 2024, to hear the case f iled by the former governor of the state, Malam Nasir El Rufai, against the State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the State.
Malam El-Rufai is challenging the House Committee’s report, which accused him of corruption totalling N423 billion.
At yesterday’s hearing, counsel for the first respondent, the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Sani Katu (SAN), informed the court that they are in the process of filing a notice of preliminary objection challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case.
Therefore, the counsel requested an extension of time to enable them to file all their applications on the case f iled against his client by the applicant, Nasir El-Rufai. Earlier, the commissioner of justice and attorney-general of Kaduna State, Sule Shuaibu (SAN), who is a defendant in the case, advanced a plea. On his part, counsel to the applicant, Sule Umoru, did not oppose the application for the extension of time
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