There was a mild confusion at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday following the decision of the court to put off the scheduled hearing of the appeal filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.
According to reports, the court had, last week, sent notices of hearing to parties in the appeal. But, when parties got to court today, a panel of three Justices led by Justice Stephen Adah sat to hear other cases.
The panel later rose, with a promise that another panel will be reconstituted to hear Oshiomole’s appeal.
Parties were however, taken aback when, rather than having a new panel, an official of the court announced to a packed courtroom that the court has elected to hear Oshiomhole’s appeal on a later date to be communicated to parties later.
Oshiomhole and his supporters, who have been in court since a little over 8 am, are currently meeting with their team of lawyers on what next steps to take.
As he exited the courtroom, with his supporters behind, Oshiomhole told journalists that he would await the court’s decision in the case.
Oshiomhole’s appeal is against an earlier judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which among others, restrained him acting as the National Chairman of the APC.
