Lokoja, Kogi state – The Kogi government under Usman Ododo on Tuesday, February 4, filed an appeal before the Abuja division of the court of appeal against the removal of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Tijani Ahmed-Anaje, by a state high court.
Legit.ng reports that Anaje was appointed to the position by former Governor Yahaya Bello in January 2024.
As reported by Vanguard newspaper on Tuesday, February 4, Muzi Abdullahi, the attorney-general of Kogi state, the second claimant in the appeal, made this known to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
In the reliefs sought, the state government pleaded with the appellate court to allow the appeal and give an order setting aside the decision of the lower court.
They also prayed the court to dismiss the suit of the first to third respondents at the trial court for lacking in merit. According to the Kogi state government, the trial Judge erred in law.
The ruling administration in Kogi alleged that Monday’s verdict was a travesty of justice, adding that Justice Salisu Umar, the presiding judge of high court 6 Lokoja, lacked the jurisdiction when he assumed dominion to hear and determine the suit.
Furthermore, they argued that the verdict of the high court was against the weight of evidence presented at the trial.
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