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Constitutional lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar
Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has asked the Federal High Court
Abuja to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from holding the portfolio of
the Minister of Petroleum Resources.
In a suit
he filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria, Agbakoba is challenging the
constitutional qualification of the President of Nigeria to also hold executive
office as Minister of Petroleum Resources.
Agbakoba
submitted that on the basis of section 138 of the Constitution disqualifying
the President of Nigeria from taking any paid employment or holding executive
office of Minister of Petroleum Resources, the President cannot hold office as
Minister of Petroleum Resources.
The
affidavit supporting Agbakoba’s claim states the determination of the questions
in the claim are of vital national importance, in view of the governance chaos
at the NNPC.
Agbakoba
urged the court to rule that President Buhari is not validly qualified to be
Minister of Petroleum Resources and in any event the President is also
disqualified to be Minister of Petroleum Resources, not having been confirmed
by Senate.
No date has been fixed for hearing.
No date has been fixed for hearing.
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