The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office.
The suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Ambrose Aworu, asked the Apex Court to remove Tinubu based on allegations that the President has ties with America’s Central Intelligence Agency and drug allegations.
The apex court in an unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, on Monday held that the suit was frivolous and that Owuru be fined the sum of N5 million.
It further cautioned the Registry of the Supreme Court not to accept any frivolous originating summons from the plaintiff again.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office.
The suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Ambrose Aworu, sought Tinubu’s removal based on Central Intelligence Agency and drug allegations.
The apex court in an unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, on Monday held that the suit was frivolous and that Owuru be fined the sum of N5 million.
It further warned the Registry of the Supreme Court not to accept any frivolous originating summons from the plaintiff again.
Owuru, whose political party, HDP, had since been de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in his suit marked SC/CV/667/2023, joined ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as a defendant in the matter.
However, when the matter was called up for hearing on Monday, the plaintiff, who wore his lawyer’s wig and gown, rose to argue his case by himself.
Recall that the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal had on May 25, 2023, also imposed a N40 million fine against the plaintiff for filing a “frivolous” suit to stop Tinubu from being sworn in as president.
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