Foremost Maritime lawyer and former President,
Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba on Monday dragged the President
Muhammadu Buhari before an Abuja Federal High Court in Abuja for allocating the
position of the Minister of Petroleum to himself.
Agbakoba, in his suit, wants the
court to determine the constitutional qualification of the President to hold
executive office as Petroleum Minister.
In a statement issued by his
Chambers, Agbakoba, argued that on the basis of section 138 of the
Constitution, the President should be barred from taking any paid employment or
holding executive office of Minister of Petroleum Resources.
Agbakoba contended that in any
event, the President’s appointment as Minister of Petroleum Resources was not
confirmed by the Senate of the National Assembly, as stipulated by section
147(2)of the constitution.
The affidavit supporting
Agbakoba’s claim states that the determination of the questions are of vital
national importance, in view of the governance chaos at the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The court is yet to fix a date
for hearing of the matter.
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