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Court dismisses 36 governors’ $418m Paris Club debt suit against FG

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the 418 million dollars Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit.

The judge held that the 36 states’ attorneys-general, who instituted the suit had no locus standi to filed the matter. The court gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the plaintiffs, Jibrin Okutekpa, SAN.Some of the defendants listed in the suit include the Attorney-General of the Federation , Accountant General of the Federation, and Ministry of Finance.

 

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