A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 9 for the hearing of a motion to grant leave to appeal against the ruling, discharging and acquitting of the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick and others in a criminal charge filed against them.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, who fixed the date, said he would hear the motion on notice on the next adjourned date.
When the case was called, Justice Ekwo asked counsel to the applicants, Dr Celsius Ukpong, to inform the court what the application was all about.
And after listening to Ukpong’s reason for filing the motion, the judge said he would listen to the lawyer formally on June 9.
PUNCH reports that the court had Feb. 3 fixed March 29 for the hearing of the motion.
The Chairman, National Footballers Association of Nigeria, Harrison Jalla, and a staff of the association, Tunde Aderibigbe, filed the motion with suit number FHC/ABJ/ CR/93/2019.
Others listed in the motion include the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant/respondent; Sunusi Mohammed, Seyi Akinwumi, Shehu Dikko, Pinnick as defendants/respondents and Yusuf Ahmed Fresh.
