LAWYER FILES A LAWSUIT TO HALT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ■ The Division of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to stop the federal government from going ahead with the proposed national conference. In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 167/204 and dated 3 March, 2014, a constitutional lawyer, Dr Tunji Abayomi, maintained that President Goodluck Jonathan, has no constitutional power to convoke or convene a National Conference without the express backing of a law ratified by the National Assembly. Joined as defendants in the suit are the Attorney-General of the Federation, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.The plaintiff, is asking the court to determine whether a National Conference can be convened by the President and/or government of Nigeria without a law made by the National Assembly enabling them to do so. In an affidavit in support of the suit deposed to by Mr. Patrick Bisong, the plaintiff, alleged before the court that the federal government has already perfected plans to spend billions of public money to fund the conference despite the absence of any law enabling the President to convoke the conference and notwithstanding the limited power invested in the President to use money to execute law or any legally authorized national idea.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:16:01 +0000
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