21st March, 2011
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria this morning adjourned till 4 April the judgment in the case filed by Professor Ndidi Okereke-Onyiuke challenging her removal as the Director-General of the Nigeria Stock Exchange, NSE.
The adjournment was sequel to an application filed before the court by the NSE urging the court to order the argument of the case and adoption of their written addresses.
At the last adjourned date on 9 March, the NSE was not in court when a day was fixed for the judgement thereby denying them of the opportunity to file their defence.
The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris said the matter was for judgement but when he was writing the judgement, he saw a motion by the NSE seeking to arrest the judgement of the court.
Therefore, he had to stop.
Justice Idris therefore adjourned till 4 April for ruling on the application or the judgement.
—Akin Kuponiyi
