A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned to July 17th to hear the case filed by the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against the State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the State.
El-Rufai who sued the House about two weeks ago is challenging the House which accused him of misappropriating over N400bn while he held sway as the governor of the state.
When the case up today (Monday) for hearing counsel to the first respondent(House of Assembly) , Sani Katu, SAN, informed the court that they are in the process of filing a notice of preliminary objection, challenging the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the case.
The counsel, therefore, requested for an extension to enable them file their applications on the case filed against its client by the former governor of the state.
The plea was also advanced by the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, Sule Shuaibu, SAN, who is a defendant in the case.
On his own part, counsel to the applicant, Sule Umoru, did not oppose the application for the extension of time.
Thereafter, the presiding judge, Justice R.M Aikawa, adjourned the case to July 17th, 2024, to enable the respondents to file all their applications including the substantive application.
 Recall,Nasir El-Rufai had on June 26th, filed a case at the Federal High Court Kaduna to challenge the probe report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly which indicted him for corruption during his eight years of administration.
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