A suit filed by 36 states’ governments seeking to compel the Federal Government to account for earnings from liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, and related products since 1999 has been struck out.
The suit was struck out by the Supreme Court for lack of jurisdiction.
The apex court in a unanimous judgment on Friday, November 22, said it lacked original jurisdiction to hear the matter.
With the Attorney General of the Federation as the sole defendant, the lead judge, Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba upheld the preliminary objection raised against the suit by the AGF.
The court said that the matter before it had already been dealt with in an earlier decision by the Supreme Court.
He also agreed that the suit is tantamount to an attempt to re-litigate issues already decided by the court in the AG, Bauchi v. AGF case.
The judge further proceeded to strike out the suit for want of jurisdiction to hear the matter.
