Tokyo’s case: Court of Appeal adjourns till Jan. 15
(Nigeria) The Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Tuesday adjourned the case
between the Oyo Government and Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, the ex-chairman of the National Union Road
Transport Workers, NURTW, to January 15, 2014.
The government had filed an appeal against the judgment of a
Federal High Court to reinstate Akinsola, also known as ``Tokyo’’, as the
union’s chairman.
Mr M.A. Ganiyu, counsel to the state government, told the
court that he had filed and served an application, dated November 26, just
before the court commenced sitting.
``The application, which was filed today, is for an
extension of time to appeal,” he said.
However, Mr Abiodun Amole, counsel to Akinsola, did not
raise any objection.
``Although I was served this morning in court, I, however,
have no objection,” he said.
The presiding judge, Justice Chidi Uwa, ordered Ganiyu to
ensure that other respondents in the suit were served in due time.
``We cannot be talking about any brief or appeal when other
respondents have yet to be served,” she said.
He, thereafter, adjourned the hearing of the appeal till January
15, 2014.
Akinsola filed a contempt of court suit against the state
government for failing to honour the judgment of the federal high court to
reinstate him as the chairman.
Justice Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo of the Federal High Court,
Ibadan, however, struck out the contempt suit on October 24 on the grounds that
the government had already filed an appeal.
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