SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, (THEWILL) – Justice Jide Falola, on Tuesday, struck out the application for stay of execution filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against the judgment which allowed Muslim students to wear hijab in all public schools in the state of Osun.
The State High Court judge based took the decision following the filing of another stay of execution before the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure by the CAN.
Counsel for CAN, Ayo Laogun, informed the court that his client had filed a fresh application for stay of execution before the Court of Appeal, Akure and applied to withdraw the application for stay of execution from the state high court.
“In view of Order 4 Rules 10 & 11 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011, the lower court cannot take the application,” he said.
Jide Obisakin, counsel for the 1st to 5th respondents, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Ministry of Education and three others, did not raise any objection to the withdrawal of the application.
The judge subsequently struck out the case.
In his reaction, the Chairman of the CAN in the state, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya, called on Christians in the state to be law-abiding pending the determination of the case before the appellate court declaring that the association would pursue the matter to a logical conclusion.
Story by David Oputah
