FCT high court extends the order restraining protesters from gathering at Eagle Square or parading themselves along any roadway, within the FCT save for the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
A high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama presided by Hon. Justice Sylvanus Oriji has extended the order he granted on 31st July restraining protesters from gathering at Eagle Square or parading themselves along any roadway, within the FCT save for the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja till the hearing of the motion on notice in the suit filed by the FCT Minister.
The order was extended at the instance of the counsel representing the Minister of the FCT, Dr. Ogwu James Onoja who is the plaintiff in the matter.
Dr. Onoja had prayed for an extension of the order to afford the defendants in the matter to enter an appearance.
He noted that in the letter written to the FCT minister, the protesters had submitted that their protest may extend beyond 10th August hence the reason for the application for an extension of the order.
In a short ruling, Justice Oriji ordered that the defendants be served with the interlocutory applications and the motion on notice.
His Lordship also took a swipe at the former Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission Chidi Odinkalu for the derogatory comments he made against him due to his displeasure over the order he granted.
He noted that whoever is aggrieved has the right to appeal.
