Eligibility: Court Shifts Suit Against Buhari To April 22nd.

A federal high court siting in Abuja on Wednesday refused applications brought before it by two persons seeking to be joined in the suits instituted against the Presidential candidate of the All Progresive Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, challenging his eligibility to contest the forthcoming presidential election on account of his alleged non possession of requisite educational qualification.

In refusing the joinder application, the trial judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, noted that the duo have no business being parties in the suit, more so as defendants as they had applied. The judge categorically described the duo as meddlesome busy bodies who have no reason whatsoever to being parties.

The persons, Mr. Ebun Adegoruwa and Chukwuma Ochu, had approached the court seeking to be joined in the suit as defendants but their application was opposed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which insisted through their lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, that the duo were meddlesome interlopers who have no business being parties in the suit.

Chukwuma Ochu had claimed that he's a card carrying member of the All Progresive Congress, APC, and that  Buhari is his candidate and that he be denied the opportunity to contest the forthcoming presidential election, that he would be disenfranchised while Onagoruwa had claimed that he is a pro democracy activist who wants a equal playing field for all candidates.

"It is the court's opinion that they are not more than meddlesome interlopers. Their application is hereby refused" said the court.

The court thereafter adjourned the matter till 22nd and 23rd of April for further proceedings in the matter as there are still outstanding hurdles to cross before the matter can be heard.

The adjournment of the matter provides the APC Presidential candidate an unhindered opportunity to participate in the rescheduled 28th March Presidential election pending the determination of the suits challenging his eligibility to contest for the election.

However, the issue of whether he is qualified to contest or not, remains unresolved and will continue after the elections as the matter is a pre election matter.

Buhari has been protesting the competence of the suit on the claims that he was not properly served with court papers and his preliminary objections to the suit is yet to be dispensed with.

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