Salami To Sue Jonathan

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Hearing will commence today in a suit filed by the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, SAN, asking an Abuja Federal High Court to set aside President Goodluck Jonathan's endorsement of his suspension by the National Judicial Council and appointing Justice Dalhatu Adamu in his place on acting capacity.

Salami's lawyer, Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, told newsmen on the telephone on Tuesday that the suits instituted by his client had been consolidated and would come up for hearing today.

In the matter, which will come up before Justice Donatus Okorowo, Salami's lawyers will move a motion seeking to join Jonathan as one of the defendants in the suit.

Jonathan was not cited as a respondent in the earlier suits Salami filed at the Court, on August 15, 2011, and August 19, 2011, respectively.

Salami on August 22 instituted a fresh suit before an Abuja Federal High Court, asking the Court to overturn all the actions taken by the President.