2019 Debate: AAC, Sowore’s exclusion suit against NEDG/BON gets accelerated hearing

An FCT High Court on Monday ordered an accelerated hearing in a suit filed by the African Action Congress, AAC, and its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, against the Nigerian Elections Debate Group, NEDG, Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria, BON, and Mr. John Momoh, Chairman of BON, over the exclusion of AAC candidate from the presidential election debate organized by the respondents.
At the Court sitting in Court 14 of the FCT High Court, Jabi, Justice D. Z. Senchi listened to a motion ex parte for interim injunction to restrain the defendants from organizing or holding the January 19, 2019, Presidential Election Debate without the participation of the AAC and other political parties selected to participate in the debate.
After listening to submissions made by the National Legal Adviser of the AAC, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, the Court ruled that the urgency of the case warranted an accelerated hearing of the suit to allow all parties in the suit to state their cases before a decision could be made.
The Judge adjourned the case to January 8, 2019 for hearing and ordered that all processes in the suit must be filed before the next adjourned date and that no application for extension of time will be entertained by the Court.
The African Action Congress was represented in court by the National Legal Adviser, Inibehe Effiong; his co-counsel, Mr. Seprebofa Oyeghe; AAC Deputy National Secretary, Dr. Joshua Adeoye; AAC National Organizing Secretary, Mr. Philip Oshiokhue; and other party members.