The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has taken steps to appeal the restoration of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the company’s non-executive Chairman.

This was contained a statement on Wednesday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari.

The President stated that he has taken due notice of judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which reinstated Ararume, adding that his administration respects the Rule of Law, and nothing will be done outside the law, to resolve the matter.

The president sued for calm from all sides involved in the matter.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday reinstated Ararume as NNPCL non-Executive Chairman.

The Court voided his sack and set aside the removal done on January 17, 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the action of the President was unlawful and illegal.

Delivering Judgement in a suit instituted by Ararume, Justice Ekwo awarded the sum of N5Bn against Buhari and NNPCL to be paid to Ararume as damages for his wrongful sack.

https://www.channelstv.com/2023/04/19/nnpc-to-appeal-ararumes-reinstatement-as-non-executive-chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari says the court judgment which ordered the reinstatement of Ifeanyi Ararume as a non-executive chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will be appealed.

Buhari had appointed Araume as board chairman of the corporation in September 2021, but he was later sacked and replaced with Margaret Chuba Okadigbo in January the following year.

Ararume had sued the president, arguing that his sack was “wrongful,” and amounted to “disruption and interruption” of the term of his office.

In a judgement delivered on Tuesday, Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, ordered that the former senator be reinstated as a non-executive chairman of the NNPC, with all rights and privileges due to him.

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-judgment-voiding-ararumes-removal-as-nnpc-board-chair-will-be-appealed-says-buhari/amp

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Sure. The jobber wants to cash out but don't trust this govt, tommorow It will claim it used back door channels to settle out of court

No be Buhari get the court?

Ok, noted.

politiking

Bring it on; Ararume wey like court cases pass him life!

Ararume na Hope Uzodima plan this against you, he is afraid of u using back door to enter government to cripple your political relevant

Hmm

Government sef tire me. Sue diligence before appointment should’ve saved them this drama and waste for funds on these litigations

They were so busy with Tinubu and APC troubles, they would have carried Araraume handicap

This Ararume na nightmare

Watch my rehearsals session with my guys here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5cJ7rHMTa4

But I thought the President has the power to employ and sack board chairman.

confused government

Amuluonyenaego:
No be Buhari get the court?

If na Buhari get am, how come they ruled against him?

We need more common sense in Nigeria.

This man looks like a troublemaker.

Person wey employ you sack you, you dey fight am. Political appointmentooo .. I like this movie

Na waa