A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday ordered that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) be served the court documents ahead of a hearing on a case seeking to disqualify him from the 2015 presidential race.
The court which fixed February 9, 2015 for hearing of the suit also ordered the court documents to be served to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to Premium Times, Presiding Justice, Adeniyi Ademola gave the order yesterday in a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/14/2015 filed by way of originating summon by an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Max Ozoaka, against Buhari and INEC.
Ozoaka sought and secured an exparte order for the defendants to be served by substituted means, including notices in three national dailies.
Justice Ademola also granted the applicant’s prayers for an abridge time within which the defendants would enter appearance in the matter.
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