From Umar Dankano, Yola
The International Committee of the Red Cross has welcomed the ceasefire in the Israel and Hezbollah armed conflict in the middle east.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Committee, Nigeria,Aliyu Dawobe made the position known through a press statement issued yesterday, stressing that the ceasefire has brought some hope for stability to a region exhausted by conflict.
According to the statement,the ICRC advised that the ceasefire must be upheld and enforced across all levels of command to ensure much-needed respite for civilians on both sides of the border.
It demanded for accessibility to facilitate the rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid for civilians wherever they are regretting that, civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, with many killed or injured and over a million people displaced from their homes in Lebanon and Israel.
“The ICRC is working to help those most in need and will support efforts to create conditions where families can return home safely and begin rebuilding their lives.
Counsel to the other respondents agreed with the submission of Burkaa, SAN.
Chief Ortom’s lead counsel, Oba Maduabuchi, SAN, argued that the Public Officers Protection Law, cited by the High Court, did not apply to cases of judicial review, such as Ortom’s.
In a unanimous decision, the three-man panel of Justices led by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill, set aside the ruling of the Makurdi High Court dismissing the suit filed by Chief Ortom who was challenging the income and Expenditure Commission, set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia.
