Courtroom fixes October 13 to listen to Ortom, Oshiomhole libel swimsuit |

From Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi

A Makurdi Excessive Courtroom in Benue State, presided over by Justice Augustine Ityonyiman, on Tuesday mounted October 13 for a particular listening to of the libel swimsuit filed by Governor Samuel Ortom towards former Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.

When the case got here up, counsel to Oshiomhole and the APC, Titus Akuhwa, who held transient for Festus Jumbo, sought an adjournment.

The lawyer stated dangerous climate prevented them from transmitting recordsdata to their colleague in Makurdi.

He informed the courtroom that the substantive counsel couldn’t attend the day’s proceedings or ship the file throughout due to dangerous climate.

He promised that the matter would go forward on the subsequent adjourned date.

Counsel to the governor, Samuel Ehis Irabor, didn’t object to the applying.

Justice Ityonyiman adjourned until October 13 for particular listening to of substantive swimsuit.

Addressing reporters after the courtroom proceedings, Irabor stated he and his consumer didn’t opposed the adjournment the defendants utilized for as a result of they might elevate the problem of lack of truthful listening to in future, despite the fact that they sought adjournment on the grounds of dangerous climate.

He stated his authorized staff took an extended date because the courtroom will quickly go on trip in early August and resume in September.