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Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by aloyemeka4: 9:56pm On Nov 16, 2011
[size=14pt]Court orders government to pay el-Rufai ₦1m for passport seizure[/size]

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday, ordered the federal government to pay the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, ₦1 million for deliberately refusing to renew his international passport in 2009.

Delivering judgment on a suit filed before the court by the ex-minister, with a view to enforcing his fundamental rights, Justice Abdul Kafarati said the government was unable to show any verifiable reason the plaintiff’s international passport was not renewed as he had requested via an application.

Consequently, Justice Kafarati awarded ₦1 million as general damages against the government, stressing that the action meted against the plaintiff was purely discriminatory.

Mr el-Rufai had listed the minister of Interior, comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service, director general of National Intelligence Agency and attorney general of the federation as defendants in the suit.

He specifically asked the court via an ex-parte application, to make an order granting him leave to apply for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement, freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination guaranteed under Chapter Four of the 1999 Constitution.

In the ex-parte application filed by Mr A. U. Mustapha, el-Rufai sought for seven principal reliefs, which were challenged by the respondents, who pleaded the court to dismiss the case for being incompetent.

The respondents equally argued that the suit constituted an abuse of court process, contending that it ought to have been brought by way of motion on notice.

However, Justice Kafarati, in his judgment yesterday, noted that the attorney general, being the chief law officer of the country was joined in the matter, as a necessary party, even as he certified the suit as competent.

He said: “I found no merit in their objections and, therefore, strike them out. I have gone through the applicant’s application and concluded that he deserved to be granted this application.”

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Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by aloyemeka4: 12:34pm On Nov 17, 2011
Can the court also order him to refund all our money he stole?
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by Demdem(m): 4:22pm On Nov 17, 2011
aloy@emeka:

Can the court also order him to refund all our money he stole?

Write a petition armed with your valuable facts and lets hope the authorities will judiciously act on it.
@ Topic, good development.
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by honeric01(m): 4:33pm On Nov 17, 2011
aloy@emeka:

Can the court also order him to refund all our money he stole?

And don't forget to sue him to court same way he sued the FG to court with "real" facts and not some rumor mongering ish un-successful Nigerians are known to carry about.
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by tlops(m): 4:46pm On Nov 17, 2011
Baba suwe should take a clue!
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by egift(m): 4:51pm On Nov 17, 2011
aloy@emeka:

Can the court also order him to refund all our money he stole?

Have you file your case in a competent court of law OR are you hiding behind your keyboard with a truck filled with lies?
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by kokoA(m): 5:21pm On Nov 17, 2011
Good one from the court!
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by daroz(m): 5:39pm On Nov 17, 2011
₦1m? What is ₦1m to a person of that calibre? Anyway, nice one from the judiciary
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by yuboy: 6:31pm On Nov 17, 2011
Chai chai,,,,,,,,,el-rufia na tief him go bribe d judge ko na wa oooo,,,,imagine a prepator and a criminal won d fedral govt!!how manage now!!!! Gej regime is dull people just keep disturbin his adminstration y now?
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by okosodo: 7:05pm On Nov 17, 2011
They should pay in three days
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by BCuZiMBlaCk(m): 7:47pm On Nov 17, 2011
Na for people wey get power sha
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by babaowo: 8:25pm On Nov 17, 2011
hmmm mallam nasir,
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by basadenet: 10:51pm On Nov 17, 2011
That does not exornorate him from his earlier court case and he should expect the worst scenario next.
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by obowunmi(m): 11:02pm On Nov 17, 2011
The Nigerian government enjoys going after small boys, Obasanjo, IBB, Allison Madueke are roaming the streets scot free, mctscheew! Abeg leave mallam joor.
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by OmoTier1(m): 11:28pm On Nov 17, 2011
If only some of us truly understand what this judgement means for the common man on the street! Five years down the line, this case could yet save another innocent Nigerian his life! watch out, good one coming from the courts. Hope the reforms in the Judiciary are taking thier roots.

If politicians do not want to change for the good of democracy, let the Judiciary change them to make deomcracy good for Nigerians!
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by doja(m): 4:17am On Nov 18, 2011
excellent
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by Demdem(m): 7:59am On Nov 18, 2011
basadenet:

That does not exornorate him from his earlier court case and he should expect the worst scenario next.

By the time we get to that bridge, we will cross it.
Re: Court Orders FG To Pay El-rufai ₦1m For Passport Seizure by jaytime(m): 8:47am On Nov 18, 2011
Omo_Tier1:

If only some of us truly understand what this judgement means for the common man on the street! Five years down the line, this case could yet save another innocent Nigerian his life! watch out, good one coming from the courts. Hope the reforms in the Judiciary are taking thier roots.

If politicians do not want to change for the good of democracy, let the Judiciary change them to make deomcracy good for Nigerians!
gbam!
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