The Federal High Court has on Monday, commenced its annual long vacation for the year 2021.
In a circular signed by the Chief Registrar of the Court, Mr Emmanuel Gakko, on Monday in Lagos, the long vacation is to commence from July 26, to Friday Sept. 17.
Court activities are to resume on Monday Sept. 20.
According to the circular notifying the General Public, only divisions like: Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt will remain functional to cater for cases of extreme urgency. during the period.
It further states that litigants are at liberty to approach any of the aforementioned divisions of courts which is nearest to their jurisdiction.
It reads:
” The Federal High Court of Nigeria wishes to notify the General Public , Lawyers, and litigants, that the honourable courts annual vacation for the year 2021 shall commence on Monday July 26, 2021, and would end on Friday Sept. 17, 2021.
“”However, Abuja, Lagos, and Port-Harcourt judicial divisions will be functional to cater for cases of extreme urgency during the vacation .
“The litigating public will be at liberty to approach only the functional courts located nearest to them.
“The court will resume in all Judicial divisions on Monday Sept. 20, 2021,” he said
Meanwhile in Lagos, Hon. Justice Nicholas Oweibo has been assigned to sit as vacation judge during the period.
