2015 Poll: Court to pronounce on Jonathan’s eligibility

Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja will give judgement 1 March, in a case filed to determine President Jonathan’s eligibility for the 2015 poll.

Judgment was earlier fixed for 18 October 2012, but was shelved because the judge was unavoidably absent.

The Registrar of the Court,Godwin in a phone call to to Counsel to Plaintiff,Osuagwu Ugochukwu informed him that the Judge has fixed the date and paper hearing notice will not be neccessary.

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mr Cyriacus Njoku had in March brought the motion asking or a restraining order against President Jonathan from re-contesting by May 29, 2015.

Njoku, from Zuba Ward in the Abuja Municipal Area Council with PDP registration number 1622735, had urged the court to declare that Jonathan could not swear to an oath thrice in view of section 137(1) (b) of the 1999 Constitution.

He is also seeking an order, restraining the PDP from further sponsoring or attempting to sponsor Jonathan as candidate for election to the office of the President in 2015.