This dates back to the PDP era though.

The reality now is that NIMC is trying to circumvent the court judgement and in the process created more problems for the citizens.

The project was won by an indigenous consortium but some NIMC officials then went behind to cheat Chams by transferring the job to mastercard. Chams Plc got a court judgement against the exercise.
Chams Plc can still restrain NIMC once it is established that NIMC is using the model it submitted to it.



NIMC - Court Stops Issuing of National Identity Cards as Chams and CCL seek N114bn Damages




 

Mastercard and her agents have been told to stop issuing the National Identity card by Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos.

 

This order was made following an exparte motion filed by Chams Plc and Chams Consortium Limited (CCL) on August 28, 2019; versus Mastercard, NIMC and twenty-two (22) Banks.   

 

The exparte which also include an Anton Pillar order was issued on November 7, 2019.  In their Statement of Claim they are asking Mastercard to pay the sum of 114 billion naira (N114B) for damages.

 

Other defendants in the case include the President & Chief Executive Mastercard international, Ajay Banga; Country Representative of Mastercard in Nigeria, Omokehinde Ojomuyide; staff of Mastercard, Daniel Monehin; the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and 22 commercial banks as respondents.

 

The order of the court states inter alia, "An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants, whether acting by themselves or by their directors, officers, servants, agents, technical managers, or otherwise however from further manufacturing, producing, designing and or printing or authorizing the manufacturing, production, designing and or printing of any National Identity Card with MasterCard logo as described in paragraph 16 of the supporting affidavit in Exhibit CC9 pending the determination of the motion on notice filed for hearing,"

 

Similar order was given to 22 respondent banks in Nigeria restraining them from honouring or giving effect to any transaction from Mastercard.

 

The Anton Pillar Order has empowered the prosecuting solicitor Kemi Pinheiro SAN of Pinheiro LP, Inspector General of Police (IG) or any senior police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police to search any of their premises, take into possession and remove any document relating to the said affidavit.

 

They are also empowered to inspect, take pictures or arrest any body found to be contravening the orders of the court.

 

A breakdown of the Statement of Claim shows that 84 billion naira is for special damages as a result of loss of expected revenue for 8 years, 10 billion naira for general damages of fraud perpetrated jointly and severally against the claimants and 20 billion naira for inducing the breach and termination of the Concessions awarded to the Claimants by 3rd Defendant which occurred as a result of the 1st and 2nd Defendants' fraudulent actions.

 

It will be recalled that in 2006, Chams was invited by the Federal Government to bid for the National ID project.

 

It competed and emerged the preferred bidder for the Nigeria National Identity Card (NIC) concession.

 

Before and upon the execution of a concession agreement with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Chams Plc pursued the implementation of the NIC concession by incorporating ChamsConsortium Limited (CCL), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with the sole purpose of implementing the NIC concession.

 

Chams Plc also invited MasterCard to work with the ChamsConsortium as one of its technical partners on the NIC concession.

 

Surprisingly and to the disappointment of Chams and other stakeholders, MasterCard went on to collude with others using technical information and design shared with them by Chams to frustrate the concession won by Chams and the more than US$100m Chams/CCL invested in the project.

 

In an open letter published earlier in the year to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chams PLC and CCL asked MasterCard to accept wrong doing, apologise for the breach of contract and pay compensation to CCL and Chams Plc for their more than US$100m Investment and accumulated losses. 


 


 

 

 

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The post Chams Vs Mastercard, NIMC And 22 Banks: Court Stops Issuing Of National Identity Card first appeared in Techeconomy on Sunday, November 17, 2019.

 
https://www.proshareng.com/news/Data%20&%20Financial%20Inclusion/NIMC---Court-Stops-Issuing-of-National-Identity-Cards-as-Chams-and-CCL-seek-N114bn-Damages/48056

This new NIN Exercise is not working because NIMC does not have the human and material resources to deliver it.

The NIN is technically worthless if it does not come with the valid national identity card bearing your details and that you can present even when there's no internet or power.

It is this Chams Plc judgement they are trying to dodge instead of vacating it or settling with Chams.

For Years Now, We Are On The Same Thing.

realstars:
For Years Now, We Are On The Same Thing.

this thing is already tiring please

Vaughanlanrewaj:
This dates back to the PDP era though.

The reality now is that NIMC is trying to circumvent the court judgement and in the process created more problems for the citizens.

The project was won by an indigenous consortium but some NIMC officials then went behind to cheat Chams by transferring the job to mastercard. Chams Plc got a court judgement against the exercise.
Chams Plc can still restrain NIMC once it is established that NIMC is using the model it submitted to it.



NIMC - Court Stops Issuing of National Identity Cards as Chams and CCL seek N114bn Damages




 

Mastercard and her agents have been told to stop issuing the National Identity card by Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos.

 

This order was made following an exparte motion filed by Chams Plc and Chams Consortium Limited (CCL) on August 28, 2019; versus Mastercard, NIMC and twenty-two (22) Banks.   

 

The exparte which also include an Anton Pillar order was issued on November 7, 2019.  In their Statement of Claim they are asking Mastercard to pay the sum of 114 billion naira (N114B) for damages.

 

Other defendants in the case include the President & Chief Executive Mastercard international, Ajay Banga; Country Representative of Mastercard in Nigeria, Omokehinde Ojomuyide; staff of Mastercard, Daniel Monehin; the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and 22 commercial banks as respondents.

 

The order of the court states inter alia, "An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants, whether acting by themselves or by their directors, officers, servants, agents, technical managers, or otherwise however from further manufacturing, producing, designing and or printing or authorizing the manufacturing, production, designing and or printing of any National Identity Card with MasterCard logo as described in paragraph 16 of the supporting affidavit in Exhibit CC9 pending the determination of the motion on notice filed for hearing,"

 

Similar order was given to 22 respondent banks in Nigeria restraining them from honouring or giving effect to any transaction from Mastercard.

 

The Anton Pillar Order has empowered the prosecuting solicitor Kemi Pinheiro SAN of Pinheiro LP, Inspector General of Police (IG) or any senior police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police to search any of their premises, take into possession and remove any document relating to the said affidavit.

 

They are also empowered to inspect, take pictures or arrest any body found to be contravening the orders of the court.

 

A breakdown of the Statement of Claim shows that 84 billion naira is for special damages as a result of loss of expected revenue for 8 years, 10 billion naira for general damages of fraud perpetrated jointly and severally against the claimants and 20 billion naira for inducing the breach and termination of the Concessions awarded to the Claimants by 3rd Defendant which occurred as a result of the 1st and 2nd Defendants' fraudulent actions.

 

It will be recalled that in 2006, Chams was invited by the Federal Government to bid for the National ID project.

 

It competed and emerged the preferred bidder for the Nigeria National Identity Card (NIC) concession.

 

Before and upon the execution of a concession agreement with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Chams Plc pursued the implementation of the NIC concession by incorporating ChamsConsortium Limited (CCL), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with the sole purpose of implementing the NIC concession.

 

Chams Plc also invited MasterCard to work with the ChamsConsortium as one of its technical partners on the NIC concession.

 

Surprisingly and to the disappointment of Chams and other stakeholders, MasterCard went on to collude with others using technical information and design shared with them by Chams to frustrate the concession won by Chams and the more than US$100m Chams/CCL invested in the project.

 

In an open letter published earlier in the year to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chams PLC and CCL asked MasterCard to accept wrong doing, apologise for the breach of contract and pay compensation to CCL and Chams Plc for their more than US$100m Investment and accumulated losses. 


 


 

 

 

Credits

The post Chams Vs Mastercard, NIMC And 22 Banks: Court Stops Issuing Of National Identity Card first appeared in Techeconomy on Sunday, November 17, 2019.

 
https://www.proshareng.com/news/Data%20&%20Financial%20Inclusion/NIMC---Court-Stops-Issuing-of-National-Identity-Cards-as-Chams-and-CCL-seek-N114bn-Damages/48056

 

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