Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has withdrawn the lawsuit he filed at the Federal High Court aimed at thwarting alleged efforts by Governor Godwin Obaseki to unseat him from office.
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Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the FHC sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, had in January transferred the case to the FHC, Abuja for trial and determination since majority of the defendants in the suit reside in the Federal Capital Territory.
Justice Okon Abang fixed the date on Tuesday, after taking arguments from counsel representing parties in the suit.
In its deposition before the court, the company contended that the NBC lacks the statutory powers to make amendments or sign the NBC Code.
The President had in paragraph 78 of his speech to mark the occasion of the Democracy Day on June 12, 2020, stated: “The government has recovered looted funds in excess of N800 billion. These monies are being ploughed into development and infrastructure projects.”
A seven-man panel presided by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour struck out the suits after they were withdrawn by the plaintiffs.
The News Agency of Nigeria of extracted the information from a report of a panel that looked into the activities of Magu and the EFCC.
The suit, filed on behalf of the plaintiff’s Company by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, the Government of Ebonyi State and the Attorney General of the State as defendants.
Mustapha Salihu and other APC stalwarts on Thursday notified the court of their intention to discontinue the suit.
The victory followed a file for defence and notice of preliminary objection to strike out the suit by the company’s legal team as the claimants failed to follow the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s procedure in resolving such issues.
The bill, which is sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and two other lawmakers, Pascal Obi and Tanko Sununu, seeks to empower the Federal Government to convert any property in the country, including private property, to isolation centres.
American singer, Jennifer Lopez, has been sued for $6.5million by Alvin Gray-El, for allegedly stealing his idea of ‘World of Dance’ TV show.