A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, shifted further hearing in the leadership crisis rocking the Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited, till November 8.
Justice Charles Agbaza said that the court would on the next date, equally hear a motion that 15 staff members of the NNPCL who are defendants in the matter, filed to disqualify him from presiding over the case. The defendants, through their team of lawyers led by Ibrahim Idris, SAN, is asking the judge to recuse himself, insisting they were not comfortable in his ability to resolve the leadership dispute, objectively.
' 'The status quo ante bellum was that an interim Management Committee led by the 2nd and 3rd defendants as the President and Secretary, respectively, had been appointed by the Congress of the 16th defendant and indeed, had been performing the functions of their offices, hence the challenge of the said decision by Claimants before this honourable court. 'The decision of the Court ordering the appearance of the said Mr.
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