The Court of Appeal Jos division has Monday quashed the judgment of the Federal High Court against Ibrahim Baba Hassan.
Hon. Justice Mudassiru Oniyangi, in a consensus judgment, said the lower court presided over by Justice Musa Kurya lack the jurisdiction to issue judgment on a 2015 pre-election suit.
The Court of Appeal said the provision of section 285 (10), of the 1999 constitution declined jurisdiction to the High Court to hear and deliver judgment on cases beyond 180 days.
“The matter has spent more than 3years as against 180 days.
The judgment of the High Court was done without jurisdiction and therefore all written judgment was nullity,” justice Oniyangi ordered.
He ruled that the grounds of appeal canvassed by the appellant pursuant to section 285, subsections (9),(10) & (12), have succeeded as the Court found merit in the appeal.
“There is merit in the appeal, the High Court Judgment is hereby set aside,” he ordered.
