Activists Sue Patience Jonathan Over First Ladies’ Meeting
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has been asked to restrain Dame Patience Jonathan from holding an emergency meeting of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja on May 15. The court will hear the application to stop the meeting today. The plaintiffs, who include Nana Module Onwodi, Ekemma Ugborough Arisa, Louisa Ono Eikhomun and Deborah Oboh, said the emergency meeting called by Dame Jonathan was called in “bad faith” as it is aimed at scuttling any chance of Aisha Buhari becoming the president of AFLPM. Other defendants in the matter include Juliet Mene, Juliet Pearce, Sonia Adolf and Kate Duru. The case could not go on yesterday when it was called because the procedure for proof of service had not been completed. Accordingly, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the matter to enable Barrister Mohammed Ahmed file an affidavit of service and attach the Proof of Service to the said affidavit averring that the service had been effected on the defendant...



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