The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Monday granted a motion seeking for accelerated hearing in a suit challenging an order obtained by a faction of the Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter led by Senator Buruji Kashamu.
The suit was filed by the PDP and two others against the order of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State which directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the list of candidates by the Kashamu faction of the party as represented by Chief Bayo Dayo led executives in Ogun State.
The three-man Appeal Court panel, led by Justice Tsammani Haruna, granted the motion for accelerated hearing and motion to shorten the time within which counsel can file their processes filed by PDP counsel Emeka Etiaba (SAN).
Haruna ordered both the respondents and the appellants to file all their briefs within 14 days within which date for hearing of the appeal would be fixed.
The judge said that it was when the parties completely filed their brief that hearing date will be communicated to the council, saying the court was of the opinion that parties may not meet the timeline if given date by the court.
Earlier, counsel to Kashamu’s faction Alex Iziyon said he was not opposing the motion moved by Etiaba.
