BUK UNION COURT DISMISS APPLICATION SEEKING TO SUSPEND LAWSAN BUK CONSTITUTION.

The Bayero University Students Union Court resumed sitting on the 28th of April 2020.

The court session was presided by the Chief Justice of BUK Union Court, Justice Rilwan Salihu Saidu alongside Justice Muhammad Wonigi JUC and Justice Fatima Abdullahi JUC.

The cases that came up were:

1. Bara’u Saeed Zubair v.
The President, Law Students Association of Nigeria, BUK & 1 Ors.

2 .Tahir Balarabe Isah v.
Lawsan, BUK & 1 Or.

3. Yusuf Bashir v President,SUG & ors.

The first matter that came up was Bara’u Saeed Zubair v.The President, Law Students Association of Nigeria, BUK & 1 Ors.

The matter which was for rulling was dismissed by the court after counsel for the applicant, Yusuf Akanbi Esq moved an exparte application praying for the suspension of the LAWSAN BUK Constitution.

The second matter that came up was Yusuf Bashir v President, SUG & ors. The counsel for the applicant, Mr Mustapha Babalola Toheeb Esq announced his appearance alongside Mr Raji Adekunle Abdulwajud Esq.

The Applicant’s Counsel informed the court that the matter was filed in 2019 and the respondents are no longer students in the school which means the court doesn’t have the jurisdiction to hear the matter and that any attempt to go on with the matter will amount to a waste of the court’s time and resources. The court having listened to the address of Mr Mustapha Babalola Toheeb Esq struck out the matter.

The last matter which was heard was Tahir Balarabe Isah v.Lawsan, BUK & 1 Ors. The Applicant’s counsel, Mallam Yusuf Emiola announced his appearance alongside Yusuf Akanbi, Ibrahim Dakaya,Raji Adekunle Abdulwajud, M.O Kumo and went ahead to open their case. The respondents counsels was led by Muhammad Yasir Sadiq Esq, alongside S.A Abdulmudallib, Muhammad Imam Shafi and Amina Faruk.
The Applicant moved their motion and addressed the court on salient issues in their motion and respondent counsel also moved their counter motion and raise the salient issues in their motion. The Applicant then prayed the Court for a short adjournment in order to file their further and better Affidavit. In response, the Respondents counsel reminded the Court of the fact that accelerated hearing had been granted and the adjournment should not be longer than necessary.

And then the case was adjourned for the Applicant to file Further and Better Affidavit and a Reply on point of law (if any) by the Respondent counsel, the case was adjourned to Tuesday, 4th day of May, 2021.