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A Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja, on Friday, fastened Might 16 for ruling on a movement filed by Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of School of Legislation, College of Calabar (UNICAL), in search of an order quashing the sexual harassment cost in opposition to him.

Justice James Omotosho fastened the date for the court docket ruling after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC)’s counsel, and the lawyer of Ndifon, Joe Agi, adopted their processes and introduced their arguments for and in opposition to the movement.

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that Ndifon and his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu, had alleged that Akponimisingha was not certified to practise as lawyer.

The duo, by their lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, insisted that Akponimisingha’s title was allegedly not on the roll of Authorized Practitioners in Nigeria pursuant to Part 2 of the Authorized Practitioners Act.

They argued that the four-count amended cost most well-liked in opposition to them by ICPC was incompetent because of the disputed id of the anti-graft company’s lawyer.

They mentioned the event had robbed the court docket of its jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

They, due to this fact, prayed the court docket to quashed the cost in opposition to them.

Akponimisingha, in his counter affidavit dated March 20, accused the suspended dean and his authorized staff of being jealous of his educational {qualifications}.

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