Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho
By JOY ADARA, Abuja-
Federal High Court would commence its 2025 annual vacation on July 28, marking a temporary pause in its judicial activities.
The court’s Director of Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher, announced this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Christopher, the vacation will last until September 16, with the court resuming sitting on September 17. However, certain divisions of the court will remain functional during the vacation period to attend to extremely urgent cases.
She said during this period, only the Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt divisions will remain functional for cases of extreme urgency.
According to her, the judges who will work during the vacation period are Justice Emeka Nwite and Justice M. S. Liman in Abuja, Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu and Justice Musa Kakaki in Lagos, and Justice P. M. Ayua and Justice A. T. Mohammed in Port Harcourt.
As Mrs. Christopher noted, “Consequently, the litigating public will be at liberty to approach only the above listed courts located nearest to them.”
She said the annual vacation is in accordance with the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
The director quoted the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, as wishing his fellow judges a pleasant vacation in advance, marking the beginning of a well-deserved break for judicial officers.
