The court rejects the Shaibu N50BN Lawsuit against former Gov Obaseki

Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday rejected the lawsuit for upholding the N50 billion fundamental rights submitted by the former Deputy Governor of the State Edo, Philip Shaibu, against his boss, Godwin Obaseki and others

The judge in the verdict rejected the lawsuit after the application to pull it by Anita Oteh, who appeared for Shaibu.

At the trial continued on this matter on Monday, Oteh told the court that the parties in the lawsuit had resolved their differences, therefore, the need to withdraw it.

However, Aliyu Abdulkadir, who represented the Attorney General Agung Federation (AGF), told the court that he did not know the settlement.

He said if there was a solution, he had to be told by the parties.

“However, we do not oppose the withdrawal application and also will not ask for fees, but I will make a simple request,” the lawyer said.

Abdulkadir, therefore, prayed that the court ignored the lawsuit.

Oteh did not agree with Abdulkadir’s request and urged the court to give their application to withdraw the lawsuit.

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Justice Lifu, in his decision, stated that, after joining a problem in this issue, the right thing was to ignore this case.

“Considering the fact that the problem has joined this matter, this lawsuit hereby was dismissed as a whole,” he decided.

Shaibu, in a warrant warrant, sought a court order to give him a N50 billion for damage that was worse and exemplary to the defendants to be paid together for illegal and non -constitutional violations of his fundamental rights.

Obaseki, Inspector General of Police, Director, State Service Department (DSS), AGF and Attorney General Edo were registered as defendants in the lawsuit marked by FHC/ABJ/CS/914/2024, dated July 4, 2024 but submitted July 19, 2024 by his advice, Egwuaba.

He also sought the orders of the Abadi, arresting the defendants and their agents to capture or hold him more, repeat or continue any action or further actions that violate their fundamental rights on problems that border or connect with the facts of the case without court leave.

The Plaintiff is equally looking for the number of N100 million as the cost of submitting a lawsuit.

The Edo State Council Council Commonly Mispable Shaibu for Alleged Violations on April 8, 2024.

But he was restored by judge James Omotoso from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 17 of the same year.

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