The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed May 22 to hear a suit seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examination on Saturdays.
The suit was filed by one Ugochukwu Uchenwa, who said he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which regards Saturday as the ‘sabbath day’ meant only for worshipping God.
Also joined as defendants were the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; National Examination Council; West African Examination Council; and the National Business and Technical Examination Board.
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