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Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed on their 2024 yearly vacation from July 23, according to the Chief Judge, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho.
He explained that the recess is pursuant to provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
The CJ said the vacation would commence from Tuesday, July and terminate on Friday, September 13.
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Formal court sittings are to resume on Monday, September 16.
A statement by the Assistant Director of Information of the court, Dr. Catherine Oby Christopher on behalf of the CJ, explained that the vacation was for judges to enjoy their rest and prepare for the activities of the new legal year.
But the three premier divisions of the court in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt would be functional for the litigating public on matters of extreme urgency only.
According to the statement, the Abuja division would be manned by Justices Emeka Nwite and Peter O. Lifu as vacation judges.
The Lagos division is to have Justices Akintayo Aluko and Isaac D. Dipeolu while that of Port Harcourt would have Justices A. T. Mohammed and P. M. Ayua as vacation judges.
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