The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the February 17, 2022 judgment of the High Court of theMs. Waziri had in 2021, entered into a contract with Abey Signature to buy two apartments in its estate – Abey Court, located at
In its unanimous judgment on May 21, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal found among others, that the decision by the High Court of the FCT was not supported by credible evidence and constituted a miscarriage of justice. “The judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in suit No: CV/2435/2021, delivered on February 17, 2022, is hereby set aside, and all actions taken consequent to the said judgment also stand vacated,” Justice Barka said.Abey Signature has faulted the Court of Appeal’s judgment and has filed an application for the stay of execution of the judgment pending the determination of its appeal by the Supreme Court.
As part of the grounds on which it is praying for the orders, Abey Signature stated that its appeal has been entered with the records of appeal already compiled and transmitted to the Registry of Court. The firm stated that “it is in the interest of justice to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the substantive appeal.”