The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, declared the appointment of the Federal Character Commission Chairperson, Muheeba Dankaka, and Secretary, Bello Tukur, by former President Muhammadu Buhari as unlawful.
Buhari had in April 2020 appointed 38 persons, including the Chairperson and Secretary, to the board of the Federal Character Commission.
But one Festus Onifade sued the former President and Attorney-General of the Federation to challenge the appointment of Dankaka and Tukur.
The FCC, Dankaka, and Tukur were also joined as defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/709/2021.
Onifade argued that Buhari’s appointment of Dankaka and Tukur, both from the North Central, was a gross violation of the 1999 Constitution and the Act of the National Assembly.
He said, “The appointment by 1st respondent of the 4th and 5th respondents is unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void ab initio for non-compliance with Sections 7 and 8 (1) & (2) (a) (b)…