The Chairman, Daar Communications, Dr Raymond Dokpesi; Senator Bala
Mohammed and Ambassador Bello Mohammed have dragged President Muhammadu
Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, before a Federal High
Court sitting in Lagos.
The men are challenging the constitutionality of Executive Order No 6 of 2018.
Dokpesi and others in the suit, are demanding the court to declare
that the Presidential Order 6 issued by the President unlawful.
They want the law to be declared null and void and of no effect
whatsoever, having regard to the fact that the said order constitutes an
attempt by the president to exercise to the detriment of the
plaintiffs’ judicial and legislative powers not vested in him by the
constitution.
They are also praying the court for an order nullifying the Order no 6
of 2018 on the ground that it constitutes a negation of the presumption
of innocence of the plaintiffs until proven guilty by due process of
law, as guaranteed by the constitution.
Dokpesi and co are also seeking an order nullifying the Presidential
Executive Order on the ground that it scandalizes the plaintiffs by
stigmatizing them as corrupt and labelling their assets as proceeds of
corruption liable to forfeiture.
They are further demanding for an order of the court nullifying the
Presidential Executive Order no 6 of 2018, on the ground that it
constitutes a violation of the rule against self-help in that the
president purports to take action detrimental to the plaintiffs in
respect of assets subject to pending litigation between the Government
and the plaintiffs.
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