The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 7, 2024, stayed the execution of the orders of the Court of Appeal made on March 1, 2024, in which the inspections carried out by the petitioners were set aside.
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja had earlier overruled the decision of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.
However, the Social Democratic Party governorship candidate, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, and the party instructed their legal team to appeal to the Supreme Court against the orders of the Court of Appeal.
Following the application for an interim stay made by the petitioners’ legal team, the Supreme Court decided the case in favour of the petitioners.
Moving the application Thursday morning, Chief J.S. Okutepa SAN, leading Shaibu Enejoh Aruwa SAN, and other lawyers urged the Supreme Court to grant the application to avoid irreparable damages the orders of the Court of Appeal will cause the petitioners.
The Supreme Court agreed and ordered a stay regarding the reliefs sought in the motion filed on March 5, 2024.
The motion on notice has been adjourned to March 11, 2024, for a hearing.
