The sacked board members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by Sen Bassey Ewa-Henshaw, have sued President Buhari for sacking them.
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The board through their counsel Mr Ebun-Olu Adegborowa, is
contending the inclusion of the NDDC board in the circular ordering the
dissolution of boards of federal parastatals, agencies, institutions.
They board members dragged the President before the National Industrial Court.
They said their tenure was supposed to last for four years-December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2017.
President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
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The board members say “By
virtue of the NDDC Establishment Act, the Governing Board of the
commission cannot be dissolved, either through the letters dated July
16, 2015, Ref. No. SGF.19/S.81/XIX/964 and July 23, 2015, Ref. No.
SGF.55/S.2, respectively, or in any other manner that constitutes a
violation of sections 2,3,5 and other extant provisions of the said NDDC
Act.”
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They want the court to “Declare
that the letters respectively, are ultra vires, ineffective and
ineffectual to ground the dissolution of the 4th Governing Board of the
NDDC and the same are invalid, null and void and of no effect
whatsoever, in so far as they relate to the dissolution of the said
Governing Board."
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Also, they are demanding “An
order forthwith re-instating the claimants as members of the 4th
Governing Board of the NDDC in compliance with their respective letters
of appointment and sections 2, 3, 5 and other extant provisions of the
NDDC Establishment Act and to direct the second defendant to pay all
allowances, benefits and perquisites to which the claimants are
otherwise entitled.”
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