Supreme Court dismisses suit seeking removal of Tinubu from office
A suit seeking to remove President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office, filed by Ambrose Owuru, presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 election, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
It was gathered that Uwani Aba-Aji-led, a five-person panel of the apex court, on Monday, while dismissing the suit for lacking merit, also imposed a N5 million fine on Owuru.
Aba-Aji, ordering the court’s registry not to accept any “frivolous” originating summons from Owuru again, criticised him for “taking the apex court for granted” while “wasting the precious time of the court with baseless suits”.
During the court’s proceedings, Owuru, who claimed to be a lawyer, appeared in his wig and gown and attempted to argue his case as a counsel.
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The Supreme Court judges directed him to remove his wig and gown before he could argue his case.
After complying with the order, Owuru was asked why he reappeared before the court after his suits had been dismissed repeatedly.
Owuru asked the judges to allow him to argue his case and explain his reasons for the suit.
His explanations were rejected as unconvincing.
Earlier, Bode Olanipekun, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who appeared for Tinubu, told the court about the number of “frivolous” cases filed by Owuru.
Olanipekun said that the intention behind the fresh suit was unclear because of the flawed way it was structured by the applicant, adding that it is hard for him to apologise to the court on behalf of Owuru due to his conduct, which is unacceptable in the legal profession.
Source: TheCable
