The annual vacation, which started on July 23, was expected to end on September 13, however, due to the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to celebrate the Eid-ul-Maulud, court activities will officially kick off on Tuesday.
The Assistant Director of Information/ICT, of the Federal High Court, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, had on July 11 in a statement, said the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, had announced commencement of the court’s annual vacation.
The statement urged the litigating public to approach Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt divisions of the court for matters of extreme urgency during the period.
Justice Emeka Nwite and Justice Peter Lifu of the Abuja division; Justice Akintayo Aluko and Justice Isaac Dipeolu for Lagos division and Justice A. T. Mohammed and Justice P. M. Ayua for Port-Harcourt were appointed vacation judges.