Student Lawyer drags Caretaker Committee, SUG to Union Court prays for the dissolution of the CTC.
The BUK Student Union Court resumed hearing today on the 4th day of May 2021 and it was presided over by the Chief Justice of Union Court, Justice Rilwan Salihu Saidu alongside learned Justice Muhammad Wonigi JUC and Justice Fatima Abdullahi JUC.
The cases that came up for hearing was:
1. Bara’u Saeed Zubair v. The President, Law Students Association of Nigeria, BUK & 1 Ors.
(2) Tahir Balarabe Isah
*and* Lawsan, BUK & 1 Ors.
(3) Bakare v Caretaker Committee, SUG.
The first case that came up was Bara’u Saeed Zubair v. The President, Law Students Association of Nigeria, BUK & 1 Ors.
Mallam Yusuf Emiola and Muhammad Kumo announced appearance for the Applicant, while Muhammad Yasir Abubakar Sadiq alongside S.A Abdulmudallib, Darda Abu Darda, Abdullahi Toyin announced appearance for the Respondent.
The matter came up for continuation of hearing.
A legal argument ensued as to the admissibility of a an evidence in a phone which the Applicant’s counsel, Mallam Yusuf Emiola contend that it was a computer and by the virtue of that, the provisions of the evidence Act doesn’t regulate it while the respondent counsel, Muhammad Yasir objected and informed the court that it’s a computer generated evidence and by the virtue of that the provisions of Evidence Act is applicable.
Per Wonigi JUC, told the parties to address the issues raised in their final written address.
The Plaintiff/Applicant filed their Further & Better Affidavit and adopted same.
The Court adjourned the case to the 18th day of March, 2021 for adoption of Final Written Address.
The second case that was heard was the case of Tahir Balarabe Isah
*and* Lawsan, BUK & 1 Ors.
Counsel for the applicant, Yusuf Akanbi announced his appearance for the claimant.
The case was for mention. The defendants were not represented after being served with the applicant’s writ. So, Mr Akanbi made application to the effect that since the case has been filed for a while now and service has been effected on defendants.
The court asked for the proof of service which was given to them by the Registrar.
After then, Mr Akanbi applied that the court give the applicant hearing date so as to commence the case proper since the defendants have been served.
So the application was granted and the case adjourned till 18th May 2021 for hearing.
The last matter to be heard was the case of Bakare v Caretaker Committee,SUG.
Mustapha Babalola Toheeb announced his appearance alongside M.S Ammar, Abdullahi Toyin Muhammad and Hannatu Ummi Ismail for the applicant.
It was a motion exparte application which was seeking to declare the constitution and inauguration of the caretaker Committee (CTC) of Student Union Government as illegal and constitutional.
The Learned counsel after moving the motion exparte urged the Honourable Court to stop the CTC from parading themselves as members of CTC.
After moving the motion, Mr Mustapha Babalola addressed the court as regards the fact of the case, how the dissolution of the SUG Executives and S.R.A were in violation of the constitution particularly Section 44 of the Students Union Constitution as they were dissolved before the end of the sixth week which was against the constitutional provisions that provided specifically that the SUG Executives and S.R.A were to be dissolved at the end of the sixth week of the second semester.
The Court after listening to the argument of Mr Mustapha Babalola adjourned the matter for rulling to the 5th of May, 2021.
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