By Ameh Ejekwonyilo
At last, the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 24, to give verdict in a legal battle challenging the deflection of five governors from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Judgement on the protracted case was adjourned indefinitely last month by the Presiding Judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, due to his numerous official engagements outside Abuja.
But, yesterday, the court was said to have informed parties in the suit through their respective lawyers that his judgment was ready and would be delivered on June 24.
The legal action was filed the embattled PDP seeking order of the court against its former governors to declare their governorship seats vacant on account of defection.
PDP was tackled by the governors who claimed that no legal action has been instituted against them either individually or jointly having not been served with court papers as demanded by law.
The governors asked Justice Kolawole to dismiss the purported suit against them until the PDP complied with required provisions of law on the service of the originating summon, adding that they read the existence of the case on pages of newspapers.
The governors are Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Alhaji Murtala Nyako of Adamawa and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state.