A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has granted a three-hour stand down for parties to explore an amicable out-of-court settlement in the suit seeking to bar Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting in the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary billed form tomorrow, Thursday, June 25, 2020.
This respite was granted by Justice E.O. Obile following an oral application by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr Ferdinand Orbih (SAN).
Emmanuel Enoidem, Higher King, Alex Ejesiema, and M. E. Ani, counsels to the respondents – did not object to the prayer by Orbih.
The presiding justice ordered the parties to make their position known in three hours stating that the matter would be recalled by 12.30 pm for the parties to brief the court on their final position.
