[OPINION BY SUFUYAN OJEIFO] NNPC board: Disambiguating Araraume’s 'fight' with Buhari | TheCable
Abuja, with a suit challenging his removal as non-executive chairman, the board of the newly-incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Araraume joined in the suit, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the NNPC Limited as first and second defendants respectively.
Araraume’s legal team concurred with the judge to amend its processes and file the same within five days. With the order made by the court for the plaintiff to amend his processes to join CAC, the defendants were also to file their responses to the plaintiff’s amended originating summons. Although the NNPC Limited was not represented in court, with the concurrence of counsel to the 1st defendant , Alhassan Shuaibu, Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter to December 15 for mention.
Interestingly, Araraume wants the court to determine whether as board chairman of the NNPC Limited for a fixed term of five years with effect from the 21st day of September 2021 when he was appointed, he could be lawfully removed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at will and without compliance with the strict provisions of Articles 21.3, 21.
What I think Araraume’s legal enterprise exemplifies in the context of the imaginary “fight” with President Buhari, as perceived in some quarters, is really not a fight, both in the literal and literary forms; but it is a conscientious effort towards defending his integrity so that posterity will be honestly guided to fittingly remember him for who he truly was, and not to be remembered from the other camp’s subjective perception of his persona.
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