Court grants ex-AGF Adoke permission to celebrate Xmas, New Year in UAE

Mohammed Bello Adoke, a former minister of justice and attorney general of the Federation (AGF), has been given permission by a Federal High Court in Abuja to go to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s with his family.

Adoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) secured the permission on Friday following successful arguments and persuasion by his lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN).

Agabi, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, had, in a motion, pleaded with the court to invoke sections 36 and 37 of Nigeria’s Constitution to grant his client’s request.