A five-member panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro while ruling adjourned the suit to allow time for Mr Tijani Gadzali, SAN, counsel to the Federal Government to respond to the appellants reply briefs.
Although, the Counsel to Kanu, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, had pleaded with the apex court to at least hear one of the two motions presented on passionate grounds that the health of Kanu is fast deteriorating, the federal government through his counsel objected the plea.Information Guide Nigeria
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Ozekhome, after the adjournment told reporters that the adjournment was due to the busy schedule of the supreme court and that all his pleas with the panel of Justices to get the hearing for the shortest possible date such as later date in May 2023 or even early June had failed due to the manner of cases brought to the supreme court.JAMB Result
“I pleaded with the supreme court to give us the shortest possible date, this month or early next month but they reckoned that their calendar was pitiably full due to the manners of cases that are brought to the supreme court which according to his research happens to be the busy court in the world.
“My two motions were for Kanu’s bail or that he be transferred from the DSS custody to the Kuje correctional centre met with opposition from the federal government.
“I expressed my fear regarding Kanu’s state of health which I described as life-threatening.
“The court requires an individual to stand trial, not sit down the trial, lie down trial or prostrate trial”, which means that Kanu with his state of health cannot stand trial’’.NYSC Portal\
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