Annual vacations of 10 Supreme Court
Justices were Thursday cancelled due to elections petitions that
flooded the supreme court. The apex Court also constituted two panels
to continue hearing cases during its annual vacation that will
commence on Monday.
In a statement signed by its Director
of Press and Information, Dr. Festus Akande, the court disclosed that
the affected jurists would sit in two panels that would comprise of
five Justices each.
According to the statement, "Two
panels of the Supreme Court , comprising of five Justices each will
be sitting during the annual vacation which marks the end of
2018/2019 legal year.
"This development arose from the
numerous appeals on election related matters that have been streaming
to the Court since the conduct of the 2019 general elections.
"The annual vacation will commence
on Monday 22nd July, 2019, but the Court has constituted two Panels
that will be sitting during the holiday period in order to see that
all election related matters are dealt with.
"In view of this development,
all parties involved will be contacted through hearing notices".
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