Plaintiff disowns suit stopping Jonathan from reinstating Salami

A supposed plaintiff, Mr. Wilfred Okoli, on Tuesday told an Abuja Federal High Court that he had no knowledge of a suit filed in his name seeking to restrain President Goodluck Jonathan from reinstating the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami.

The suit is among several pending matters which the Federal Government cited as the reason for its refusal to reinstate Salami, as recommended by the NJC.

The case was listed for mention on Tuesday, but immediately it was called by the court clerk, and the presiding judge, Justice Abdul Kafarati, called the parties in the matter to enter appearances, Okoli got up and denied knowledge of the suit.

He said, ‘’My Lord, I am not aware of this suit; my consent was never sought before it was brought before you.

“I have no knowledge of it, my Lord’’.

The now controversial suit was filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Amobi Nzelu, on behalf of Okoli.

Interestingly, Okoli is a counsel in Nzelu’s chamber.

The matter could no longer go on after Okoli’s statement.

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