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The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 6 for definite hearing in a suit challenging the outcome of the All Progressives Congress primary election for the Delta South Senatorial District.
Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel to the plaintiff, Mr Bankole Akomolafe, sought a short adjournment to enable him respond to the statement of defence filed by the first defendant, Senator Joel Onowakpo.
Akomolafe told the court that although the defence had been filed since June 24, it was only served on him shortly before Wednesday’s proceedings, leaving him with insufficient time to file a reply.
The senior lawyer, who represents a former Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Micheal Diden, said the matter was originally scheduled for hearing and that he was ready to proceed but needed about two days to respond to the defence.
