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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a suit praying the court to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate and prosecute Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party over allegations bordering on asset declaration breaches.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, threw out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, who claimed to be a human rights activist and a lawyer, had, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/44/23, sued CCB as sole respondent.
In the motion on notice dated July 3 but filed on November 6 by the applicant himself, he sought an order of mandamus compelling the CCB to, forthwith, exercise its constitutional and statutory duty, function and obligation to invite, investigate complaints; refer and prosecute Obi before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on the allegations and complaints of breaches of the constitutional provisions on assets declaration.
Ogungbeje alleged that Obi, the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, failed to declare his offshore holdings and their associated assets.
Besides, he alleged that the LP candidate operated foreign account while being a public officer and was a director of Next International (UK) Limited for 14 months after becoming the governor of Anambra.
But the court threw out the suit with ignominy for want os diligent prosecution./PLEASE SHARE
*Tags: Mr. Peter Obi, LP, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje
