A federal high court in Lagos has struck out a suit seeking the removal of Roger Brown, chief executive officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy Plc, over allegations of racism, favouritism towards expatriate workers, discrimination against Nigerians, and breach of good governance.
On Tuesday when proceedings resumed,struck out the suit after Ayodele Arotiowa, the petitioners’ lawyer, informed the court of his clients’ intention to withdraw the suit.But Uzoma Azikiwe, a senior advocate of Nigeria , Seplat’s counsel, told the court that his client had filed an appeal, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the suit and urged the court to suspend all proceedings, pending the determination of the appeal.
On his part, Kayode Adesina, Brown’s counsel, asked the court to award the sum of N10 million as cost against the petitioners.Speaking on the ruling in a statement, Seplat Energy reiterated its confidence in the “Nigerian judiciary as it continues its systematic resolution of these orchestrated and frivolous litigations, which are aimed at disrupting the smooth operations of the company”.
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