Southern Leaders Sue Buhari over Alleged Breach of Federal Character
Some leaders of the Southern region yesterday have filed a suit at the Federal High Court to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged marginalisation in appointments made by his administration since 2015.
Other plaintiffs in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/595/2020, are Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, Prof. Julie Umukoro, Mr. Stephen Bangoji, Alhaji Tijani Babatunde, Mrs. Rose Obuoforibo, Mr. Adakole Ijogi and Dr. Charles Nwakeaku. The plaintiffs also want the court to declare that the loan facility purportedly for infrastructural development wherein less than one per cent of the amount is to be allocated to the South-east for specific infrastructural development, violates Section 16 and S16 of the 1999 Constitution .
“Whether by virtue of Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution which vests the executive arm of government with a constitutional responsibility and obligation to execute and uphold the tenets of the 1999 Constitution , particularly the country’s national interest, sovereignty and security is not violated by the lopsided nature of the current appointments into federal agencies and parastatals made by the first defendant.
“A declaration that the various appointments into positions in government, especially into strategic government agencies such as NNPC, NIA and other strategic infrastructural and regulatory institutions are ethnically discriminatory and lopsided and these violate the express provisions of the constitution as contained in Sections 14, 171 , 171 of the 1999 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional, illegal and ultra vires.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Appointment: Southern Leaders Drag Buhari to Court over Alleged Breach of Federal Character - THISDAYLIVE*Seek N50bn compensation By Alex Enumah Some leaders of socio-cultural groups in the Southern region of Nigeria, on Monday, dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over alleged marginalization in appointments made by his administration since 2015. The leaders sixteen of them in the suit filed on their behalf …
Read more »
BREAKING: Fasoranti, Clarke, Nwodo, 13 others sue Buhari over lopsided appointments
Read more »
Appointment: Southern Leaders Drag Buhari to Court over Alleged Breach of Federal Character - THISDAYLIVE*Seek N50bn compensation By Alex Enumah Some leaders of socio-cultural groups in the Southern region of Nigeria, on Monday, dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over alleged marginalization in appointments made by his administration since 2015. The leaders sixteen of them in the suit filed on their behalf …
Read more »
Endangering cover of our Foreign Service officersIn what is clearly a breach of the extant rules of the public service, a petition addressed to President Buhari on alleged discrepancies in the appointment of ambassadors surfaced mysteriously in the online media. Read more:
Read more »
BREAKING: Fasoranti, Clarke, Nwodo, 13 others sue Buhari over lopsided appointments
Read more »
Govs Meet Buhari over APC Crisis - THISDAYLIVEBy Omololu Ogunmade Governors on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja over the lingering leadership crisis in the party. The meeting is coming less than 24 hours after Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed that the president and other party leaders would …
Read more »