The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the preliminary objection filed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) against a suit filed by Dangote Refinery against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and five oil companies over the issuance of petroleum product import licenses.
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo delivered ruling in the suit after hearing oral submissions from the legal teams of Dangote Refinery, NNPCL, and other parties in the matter.
NNPCL had, through its counsel, Ademola Abimbola, SAN had, prayed the court for an order striking out the suit filed by Dangote Refinery for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, strike out NNPCL from the suit.
In his response to the preliminary objection, Counsel to the plaintiff, George Ibrahim, SAN said, the plaintiff filed five paragraphs affidavit and a written address in urging the court to dismiss the preliminary objection by NNPCL for…
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