Court Adjourns Case on Buhari’s Certificate Indefinitely

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has adjourned a suit challenging the veracity of the academic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari indefinitely. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Ademola said a notice of appeal filed by the president was the reason for the indefinite adjournment.On Wednesday, President Buhari had appealed against a previous ruling of the court dismissing his preliminary objection to the suit filed by Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe, an Abuja-based lawyer.The crux of Nwokocha’s suit is that Buhari was not qualified to run for president because he did not possess the minimum qualification to run for the office.He is alleging that Buhari did not sit for the Cambridge West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961.Senior lawyers lined up by the president to argue his case are Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Lateef O. Fagbemi (SAN), Akin Olujinmi (SAN), Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu (SAN), Kola Awodein (SAN), Taiwo Osipitan (SAN).Others are Charles Edosomwan (SAN), Emeka Ngige (SAN), Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Femi Falana (SAN), Funke Aboyade (SAN), and H.O. Afolabi.