At the Court of Appeal, which hosted the Presidential Election Petitions Court on a Wednesday, a minor spectacle unfolded.
The justices, responsible for delivering verdicts, found themselves compelled to silence Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and legal representative for the All Progressives Congress (APC), due to his interruptions.
Commencing at 9 am, the Tribunal reconvened, embarking on a marathon session of judgments.
Apparently fatigued after eight hours of judgment delivery by the five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, Uwensuyi-Edosomwan at 5pm asked the court to be brief and either “dismiss or allow” the petitions of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; against the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the APC.
“I have listened to your Lordship’s eloquent judgement,” Uwensuyi-Edosomwan interjected.
“You don’t have to interrupt judgment, we are delivering judgment and we are still on,” one of the justices shut down the senior lawyer. “You don’t have to suggest to us how to deliver judgment.”
“You don’t have to suggest to us how to deliver judgment. So, you seriously think that all five of us wouldn’t know that?” one of the justices queried.
Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, who subsequently apologised, took his sit while the judgment resumed.
