The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside an earlier order, suspending the recall of Senator Dino Melaye, NAN reports.
Melaye had approached the court, seeking an order stopping INEC from going ahead with the process, pending the determination of a suit he filed to challenge his recall.
In his ruling, Justice John Tsoho, ordered parties to maintain status quo, pending the determination of the matter.
He adjourned further hearing till September 29.
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INEC, however, applied that the matter is heard before a vacation judge.
When the matter came up on Thursday, counsel to INEC, Sulayman Ibrahim, informed the court of an application seeking to set aside the ex-parte order made by the court on July 6, to maintain the status quo.
He also told the court about another application, seeking accelerated hearing of the matter during vacation.
In the application seeking the vacation of the ex-parte order, INEC argued that the order violated its right to fair hearing as enshrined in Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.
The Commission said the order was against its time-bound constitutional duty, which is the time frame stipulated by law to carry out a recall.
