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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.

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.

BUK Union Court strike out suit against Speaker, SRA & ors after Claimant’s counsel moved a motion for discontinuance.

The matter which took place at the Bayero University Students Union Government Court sitting at the
Moot Court Complex before the Chief Justice of the Students Union Government Court, Justice Rilwan Sa’idu Salihu and Justice Muhammad Wonigi.

The Claimant, Senator Gidado who was represented by his counsel, Mallam Yusuf O. Emiola Esq. announced his appearance alongside Mr Muhammad Kumo Esq. and Mr Muhammad Musa Esq.
The 1st and 2nd defendants who were the Speaker of the Students Representative Assembly,BUK and the General Assembly,SRA was represented by Mr. Mustapha Babalola Toheeb Esq. alongside Mr Darda Jibril Abu Darda Esq. and Abdullah Muhammad Toyin Esq.

Mallam Yusuf Emiola addressed the court as regards the position of the matter and informed the court that the counsels to the claimant and defendants during long break advised the parties to settle the matter out of the court via Alternative Dispute Resolution ( ADR).

The 1st and 2nd defendants counsel, Mr Mustapha Bàbalola corroborated the assertions of the Claimant’s counsel and confirmed that the matter has been settled out of the court and that the parties do not intend to go on with the case any longer.

The Claimant’s counsel moved a motion for discontinuance which received no objection from the 1st and 2nd defendants Counsel.
In his words, Mr Mustapha Babalola told the court, he doesn’t intend to object the motion neither did he intend to ask for costs in the spirit of Ramadan,the holy month.

The Court after listening to both parties struck out the case and awarded no cost to the defendants.