A federal high court in Abuja has ordered Nkemakolam Ukandu, the national welfare secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to pay N50 million each to John Tsoho, chief judge of the federal high court, and Peter Lifu, another judge of the court, after striking out his suit against them.
Salim Ibrahim, presiding judge, made the order on Monday after dismissing the suit for lack of diligent prosecution. The judge directed Ukandu to pay the N100 million costs within 14 days.
The costs followed an oral application by J.U.K. Igwe, counsel to Tsoho and Lifu.
“Based on the Provision of Order 19 (1) of the Rules of this honourable court 2019, the court hereby makes an order striking out this suit for lack of diligent prosecution,” the judge ruled.
“It is further ordered that the plaintiff is to pay the sum of fifty (50) million
