The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, has approved April 8 to 25 as Easter holiday for the workers of the court.
The two weeks Easter vacation was granted pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (b) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedures) Rules, 2019 (as amended).
A statement by the court’s Chief Information Officer, Dr Catherine Christopher, indicated that, “The Easter vacation will commence from Friday, April 8, 2022, to Monday, April 25, 2022.”
The statement issued on Sunday in Abuja disclosed that courts shall resume in all judicial divisions on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
The statement added, “During the vacation, Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt judicial divisions shall remain open to the public for cases of extreme urgency.”
“The Abuja division will handle cases from the Federal Capital Territory, North Central, North West and North-Eastern parts of the Country.
“The Lagos division will be for cases from Lagos State and South Western states while Port-Harcourt division will handle cases from the South-South and South-Eastern states”.
According to the statement, the Abuja division shall during the period, have Justice Ahmed Mohammed and Justice Nkeonye Maha as vacation judges.
The Lagos division is to have Justice Tijjani Ringim and Justice A. O. Awogboro on duty while the Port Harcourt division shall have Justice A. T. Mohammed and Justice S. I. Mark as vacation judges.