Court stops Pat Utomi from forming shadow govt

The Federal High Court successful Abuja, connected Monday, barred Prof. Pat Utomi from establishing “a shadiness government” successful the country, describing the determination arsenic “unconstitutional and void.”

Justice James Omotosho, successful a judgment, upheld the arguments of the Department of State Services (DSS) that Utomi’s enactment portends information to the bid and information of Nigeria.

Justice Omotosho said helium had perused the country’s constitution and determination was nary portion that supports the enactment of a shadiness oregon parallel government.

Citing Section 1(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, the justice said the constitution is ultimate and binding connected each citizens irrespective of governmental divides.

“The Nigerian constitution makes maine country for shadiness government.

“Therefore, immoderate information successful immoderate authorities which is chartless to instrumentality volition beryllium struck down by this court

“I hereby declared the enactment arsenic void,” the justice ruled.

The justice besides affirmed the jurisdictional powerfulness of the tribunal to entertain the matter.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court, successful dealing with the caller issues of “shadow government,” had invited immoderate eminent ineligible experts for their nonrecreational inputs.

Justice Omotosho had, connected July 10, fixed contiguous for the judgement successful the DSS’ suit against Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert.

The justice fixed the day aft DSS’ counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN; Utomi’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and the 7 invited amici curiae (friends of the court) made their submissions for and against the suit.

(NAN)

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