A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, described as “unlawful” the appointment of Federal Character Commission (FCC) Chairman, Muheeba Dankaka and the Secretary, Bello Tukur, from the northern region by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the former president had failed to comply with the provisions of the laws in the duo’s appointment.
“Therefore, I find that there has been failure of the 1st defendant to comply with the provision of Section 14 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Section 4 (1) (a) of the FCC Establishment (FCCE) Act, 2004 and Section 4 of the Guiding Principles and Formulae for the Distribution of all Cadres of Posts,1997 made under Section 4 (1) (a) of the FCCE Act, 2004,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a human rights advocate, Festus Onifade, had, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/709/2021, sued the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Attorney-General of the…