By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
The Federal High Court seating in Jalingo Taraba state on Wednesday adjourned a suit challenging the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency, to 1st. July 2026.
The presiding judge, Hon. Justice Mashkur Salisu, announced the adjournment following the absent of the third defendant’s counsel.
Recall that, Hon. Princess Leah Olusiyi Solomon, had approached the court, challenging the conduct of the exercise that allegedly produced the incumbent member, Hon. Prince Sadiq Tafida Abas, as candidate for the 2027 election.
According to Princess Solomon, the primaries were not conducted in the constituency, and pray court to nullify the the outcome.
Meanwhile, when the case came up for hearing, counsel to the third defendant failed to appear, and did not issued a prior notification about his absence.
Addressing journalists shortly after the court session, Barrister P.D Pius, counsel for the plaintiff, expressed dissatisfaction over the defendant’s counsel action. He lamented that the third defendant counsel did not issued a prior notification of his inability to appear before the court after being duely served.
“I don’t know why the third defendant counsel was absent in court. The counsel was duely served to appear today but we are surprised that he failed to appear without any notification”. Pius expressed.
Barrister Pius prayed the court to consider the legal implications and time, and proceed with the case if the defendant fails to appear at the adjourned date.