Court Fines Litigants, Lawyer N17m Over Suit To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration
Justice James Omotoso of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has imposed a fine of N17m on three litigants and their lawyer for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The court imposed the fines on Praise Ilemona, Pastor Paul Issac Audu and Dr Anongu Moses, who jointly instituted the suit, praying for an order to halt the May 29 swearing-in of Tinubu as new President. The three litigants are to jointly pay the President-elect a sum of N10m and another N5m to the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was part of the seven defendants in the suit. Justice Omotoso also ordered that an interest of 10 per cent be placed on the judgment debt per year until when finally liquidated. The Plaintiffs’ lawyer, Daniel Elomah, who filed the suit declared as vexatious by the court, on their behalf, was ordered to pay N1m each to Tinubu and the APC. At the Friday’s proceedings, Elomah had pleaded profusely for his clients to be pardoned and adv