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Plot to stop Buhari put to rest, court dismisses suit
The plot to stop the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari on Friday has hit the rocks as Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the ex-parte application filed to stop the exercise.
In his ruling, Justice Mohammed described the application brought by a civil society organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, as “self-induced urgency”, owing to the plaintiff’s failure to challenge Buhari’s emergence as president-elect after two months of the presidential election.
He said: “In law, an ex-parte application seeking an order of injunction presupposes the existence of a real case of urgency not self-induced urgency.
“Motion ex-parte dated and filed on 26 of May, is a clear case of self-induced urgency.
“This court is therefore of the view that the plaintiff applicant’s motion dated and filed on May 26 is devoid of any merit and the same is accordingly dismissed”, Justice Mohammed declared.
He adjourned the suit till June 26 for further mention.
The court also ordered the applicant to serve all originating processes and hearing notice on the defendants.
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