Federal High Court To Commence Easter 2022 Vacation On 8th April

The Federal High Court is scheduled to vacate for its annual Easter break from the 8th of April, 2022.

This notice was contained in an internal circular sent to All Judges of the Federal High Court by the Chief of Judge of the Federal High, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho on the 22nd of March.

According to the circular made available to The Lawyer, this year’s Easter vacation is to commence on the 8th of April to the 25th of April. Judicial activities are scheduled to resume on the 26th of April.

The Chief Judge further designated the Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt divisions of the Court as vacation Courts open to the public in cases of extreme urgency.

The circular reads; “The Abuja Division will cater for cases from the Federal Capital, North Central, North Western and North Eastern parts of the country.

The Lagos Division will cater for cases from Lagos and the South Western part of the country while Port-Harcourt Division will cater for cases from Rivers State, the South-South and South Eastern states.”

For the Abuja Division, the vacation Judges are Hon. Justice A.R. Mohammed and Hon. Justice N.E. Maha.

The vacation Judges of the Lagos Division are; Hon. Justice T.E. Ringim and Hon. Justice A.O. Awogboro

The Judges for the Port-Harcourt division are: Hon. Justice A.T. Mohammed and Hon. Justice S.I. Mark.

The Chief Judge further enjoined the vacation Judges to be wary of political cases brought to their Courts this period.