Factional chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, has asked an Abuja High Court to strike out the suit filed against him by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for being frivolous.
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In a preliminary objection he filed before the court, Jang maintained that the Lagos State governor does not have the right to seek for an order that will restrain him from parading himself as chairman of NGF.
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He further challenged the jurisdiction of the court to hear and adjudicate on the matter, contending that "any dispute within NGF cannot be taken to an Abuja High Court by virtue of Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, which prescribes that disputes should be resolved at the Federal High Court instead."
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Consequently, Jang, through his lawyer Mr. Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), prayed the court to terminate Fashola's suit at the interlocutory stage for want of jurisdiction and for the fact that the plaintiff lacked the locus to institute the action.