Abdul Mohammed Rafindadi, SAN, the counsel to the publisher of Daily Nigerian, Jaafar Jaafar, has told an FCT High Court presided by Justice Yusuf Halilu that the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, is “forum-shopping”.

In law, forum shopping is a term referring to the practice of choosing the court or jurisdiction thought likely to give a favourable judgement to a party.

On Wednesday, the case came up for hearing of the Preliminary Objection filed by Mr Jaafar and Penlight Media, the publishers of DAILY NIGERIAN.

Mr Rafindadi’s objection borders on a complaint of forum shopping in view of the governor’s case that was initially filed in Kano State, and that the case, as regards to counter-claim, was still subsisting in the Kano High Court.

But counsel to Mr Ganduje, Offiong Offiong, SAN, argued that the claims of the claimant in the Kano case had since been discontinued and it was evidenced by the copy of the order marked as ‘Exhibit 2’.

He also insisted that Mr Jaafar’s residential address is in Abuja to bolster his argument of jurisdiction.

After hearing the arguments of the two senior lawyers, Justice Halilu reserved ruling on the Preliminary Objection and adjourned sine die.