of either the Federal High Court Act or the ACJA, 2015.
Accordingly, the President of the Court of Appeal, when he
informed the Honourable, Justice M. B. Idris, JCA vide his
letter of 2nd July, 2018 of his “mandate” to wit:
You have my FIAT/Permission to
conclude the part heard criminal
matter: FHC/ABJ/CR/56/07 Between
Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Orji
Uzo Kalu & Ors now pending
before the Federal High Court,
Lagos,
obviously had acted ultra vires. I agree with the Appellant
that the President of the Court of Appeal lacks the
competence to control and supervise the administration of
the Federal High Court as envisaged by Sections 1(2)(a) and
19(3) & (4) of the Federal High Court Act. Section 396(7) of
the ACJA, 2015 does not so empower the President of the
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