The Federal High Court in Abuja has imposes 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.
Justice James Omotoso imposed the fine on Praise Ilemona, Pastor Paul Issac Audu and Anongu Moses who jointly instituted the suit praying for an order to halt the May 29th swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as President.
The three litigants are to jointly pay the President elect a sum of N10M and another N5M to the All Progressives Congress who were part of the seven defendants in the suit.
Justice Omotoso also ordered that an interest of 10 percentage be placed on the judgment debt per year until when finally liquidated
The counsel to the plaintiffs, Daniel Elomah who filed the suit declared as vexatious by the court was ordered to pay N1M to each of Bola Tinubu and the APC.
At the day’s proceeding, counsel to the defendants had pleaded profusely with the court to pardon his clients instead to counsel them against embarking frivolous suit in future.
The Judge held that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi to file the suit, adding that the court could not exercise jurisdiction to hear it because it relates to a presidential election.
