- …bans media engagements on matter before it
By Musa Baba Adamu
The Federal High Court yesterday in Abuja, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court.
The new Judge on the matter, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.
Justice Nyako ordered that no party or counsel in the suit should grant media interviews pending the hearing and determination of the case.
She said: “There should be no press interview.by all parties and counsel as regard the subject matter of this case; no streaming or social media post as regard this case.
“There should be no TV interviews as regard this. There should be total media blockage.”
It would be recalled that on Thursday that the Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, had reassigned the case to Justice Nyako.
The development followed Justice Obiora Egwuatu’s withdrawal from the matter after citing allegations of bias reportedly levelled against him by the senate president, who is the 3rd defendant In the matter.
