Lawyer drags FG to court, wants $800m loan stopped

Activist-lawyer Abdulganeey Imran has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to stop the Federal Government from seeking an $800m loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Program, (NASSP) meant to be shared at N5,000 per month to 10.2 million poor and low-income households.

In the alternative, the applicant is praying the court to restrain the President from sharing, distributing, tampering with or dealing with any such loan of $800million in any manner whatsoever.

President Muhammadu Buhari had sought approval of the House of Representatives for a fresh $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme (NSSNP).

The request was contained in a letter read by Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, to lawmakers at the resumption of plenary. The President made a similar request to the Senate last week.

But, the applicant is seeking to block the loan via his prayers in suit FHC/L/C5/908/23 brought pursuant to Order 3 Rule 9 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009, and Section 59, 80, 81, 135 of the Constitution.

Aside the President, other Respondents in the suit are, the Attorney General of Federation (2nd Respondent) and Minister of Justice, and Senate President 3rd Respondent). The applicant also urged the court to direct the respondents to remit the said sum of $800million back to the federation account. Nation