Court Terminates Hearing On Eligibility Suits Against Buhari

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has terminated further hearing on two separate suits that challenged the eligibility of General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, to participate in the 2015 presidential election.Justice‎ Ademola Adeniyi struck out the suits after they were withdrawn by the plaintiffs through separate notices of discontinuance they filed before the high court. The plaintiffs, Chukwunweike Okafor, and Mr. Max Ozoaka‎, through their respective lawyers, Chief Mike Ozehkome, SAN, and Dr. Chike Amobi, told the court that they decided to withdraw the matter in order to allow the President-elect, Buhari, to effectively run the affairs of the nation without ‎distraction.