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President Bola Tinubu has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit that is seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged rights violations.

The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1334/2024, was brought before the court by a legal practitioner, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje.

The plaintiff, in his suit that has the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, as the 2nd defendant, is seeking six principal reliefs from the court.

He urged the court to declare that alleged persistent suppression of peaceful protests organised by Nigerian citizens, by the President Tinubu-led administration, amounts to an impeachable offence.

For instance, the plaintiff alleged that the government had, between August 1 and 10, 2024, violently clamped down on peaceful protesters across the federation, an action he argued constituted misconduct and a ground for Tinubu’s impeachment from office.

The plaintiff maintained that section 143 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, empowered the NASS to set machinery in motion for President Tinubu’s impeachment.

However, in a joint preliminary objection they filed against the suit, both President Tinubu and the AGF queried the locus standi (legal right) of the plaintiff to institute the action.

Aside from praying the court to dismiss the suit for being incompetent, the defendants insisted that the action failed to disclose any reasonable cause of action to warrant an exercise of judicial discretion in his favour.

In the process, they filed through a team of lawyers led by Mr. Sanusi Musa, SAN; President Tinubu; and AGF further challenged the jurisdiction of the court to hear the matter.

More so, the defendants applied for “an order striking out this suit for being incompetent as this suit is not initiated by due process of law having been initiated under a wrong procedure.”

Adducin 18 reasons why the case should be terminated, President Tinubu and the AGF argued that the plaintiff filed the action on behalf of faceless citizens, noting that he did not disclose the persons whose rights were allegedly violated.

The defendants argued that by the provision of Section 46 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, only the person whose right was breached has the right to file an action before the court to seek redress.

According to the defendants, “Pursuant to the provision of Section 46 (3), the Chief Justice of Nigeria has {brought into being the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009, which makes ample provision of the procedure to follow in filing an action with respect to a breach of the Fundamental Rights of any Nigerian.”

They argued that the plaintiff’s questions two and three for determination were in respect of the alleged breach of the 1999 Constitution by the 1st defendant (President Tinubu) vis-a-vis Section 143 of the said constitution.

The defendants maintained that the plaintiff failed to disclose any of his rights that were breached.

Likewise, in a counter affidavit that was deposed to one Gbemga Oladimeji, a principal state counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice, he averred that contrary to the plaintiff’s claim, the President Tinubu-led government has been a promoter of democratic tenets.

He averred that the president had always allowed people to air their grievances and conduct peaceful protests.

“I know for a fact that the protest conducted between 1st August 2024 and 10th August 2024 was peaceful, as there was a court order limiting the protesters to demonstrate within a confined location,” he added.

The deponent added that during the protest, security agents under the control of the president were present to protect the protesters and ensure that their civil action was not hijacked by hoodlums.

“I know as a fact that the 1st defendant has always ensured that law and order are adhered to strictly by the security agencies and institutions of the arm of government.

“Contrary to the deposition in paragraph 26 of the Affidavit in support of the Originating Summons, I know as a fact that the 1st defendant has not violated any provision of his oath of office and allegiance.

“There has been no breach on his part that would warrant his impeachment from office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he further averred.

Meanwhile, Justice James Omotosho, on Monday, adjourned the case till March 4 to enable the counsel representing the plaintiff, Mr. Stanley Okonmah, to respond to the preliminary objection by President Tinubu and the AGF.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/02/youve-no-power-to-order-my-impeachment-tinubu-tells-court/

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You mean the judi judi judiciary who judiciously collude to jumpstart kwarapshun.

You want people that their garages have been refreshed with latest SUV’s courtesy of Wike to impeach their grand benefactor? Text “JOKES” to 32419 for more ribcrackers! 😂

Only National Assembly can do that

Loud and uncouth.

Probably the loudest president we ever had.

He may become the first president that a court will order his impeachment, though we know that the legislature is in his pocket.

[quote author= post=134004415]Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/02/youve-no-power-to-order-my-impeachment-tinubu-tells-court/[/quote]Basically, Tinubu is telling the court, "You can’t just order my impeachment like that." A lawyer filed a case saying Tinubu should be removed because his government allegedly suppressed protests. But Tinubu and the Attorney General fired back, saying the case has no legal standing since the lawyer isn’t representing specific victims.

Funny people plenty for dis country walahi!

He should be impeached as soon as possible

Misleading headline. Show me where Tinubu was quoted saying such

Them wan impeach the president keh?

Hmmm

It looks like people are fed up with Tinubu. Everywhere you go, they are planning on removing him.

The court doesn't have the power to impeach the president...

Only the national assembly has that power.

The court can only determine the legality or otherwise of the process or if they are irregularities or unconstitutional actions taken during the impeachment process.

So Tinubu is right!

Impeach him and go for life

The court has no power to remove a president

No only tinubu fit impeach him self. We must vote in this man come 2025 for further disastrous leadership.

Where were the clowns from the North during Buhari's disastrous eight years?

The North and hypocrisy na 5 & 6.

And is that a lie,does the court have the right to order the impeachment of the president,no they don't,mr blogger stop posting wrong headlines all because you want to trend, mtcheew

Joker

All these foolish headlines

That how the treading story was how the Dr killed himself over $15,000 child support.

Meanwhile he held the wife and 2chiildren hostage at gun point for more than 3hrs. The nanny escaped and call the police.

On seeing the police knowing he'd be locked up for up to 25years, the coward killed himself.

Learn to report correctly!

Cut the bullshit

Tinubu still insisting on "emilokan" 👋

Why would one want to impeach him after we finally found one who looks the best so far?

Whomever is filling that case should better go sit down. Tinubu has to finish his 8 years, if not his blind followers will keep deluding themselves that he has the capability to solve Nigerians problems.

After Buhari's 8 years all those talks that he is a man of integrity and takes no nonsense from anyone has been debunked. Now you can't see Buhari's names and integrity on the same page.

So please leave Tinubu alone ooh.

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Loud and uncouth.

Probably the loudest president we ever had.

He may become the first president that a court will order his impeachment, though we know that the legislature is in his pocket.

I'm always amazed at many of you babies here, to impeach a state gov in today politics of Nigeria is not easy not to talk of President, it seems you don't want the Lawmakers to resume to the NA in peace


Ordinary fubara who is just understanding the ruggedity of Nigeria politics sef brought down the complex of state assembly, na Tinubu you want the NA to impeach

Like Trump like Tinubu .
Tinubu get MC Trump get Elon.
Tinubu get Seyi Tinubu Trump get Baron Trump.
Tinubu was an ex convict Trump was an ex convict.
Tinubu hit the ground running on the first day, Trump did the same.
When Tinubu said subsidy is gone he was applauded by the masses just like how Trump is being applauded by his supporters for his trade war gimmicks.
And with the way the trade war is going the US might start feeling the heat in a few months.

If Nigeria is working Tinubu won't be sworn in just like if the US has not has not been hijacked a convicted Trump won't be sworn in

huge number of pple are been slaughtered accross the country by fulani terrorists is that not enough to get you impeached??

look at how trump is safeguarding American pple