FG disagrees as court halts Nigeria Air deal
The Federal High Court, Judicial Division, Lagos, on Tuesday issued an interim injunction order restraining the Federal Government from carrying out the proposed status quo of the National Service - Nigeria Air.
But the federal government, through its aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that no law in Nigeria should prevent the national service company.
For their part, the national airlines alleged that the sale of the shares of the proposed airline violated company law and related matters, in addition to that of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing containing the FHC's interim injunction order, with reference: FHC/L/CS/219/2022, indicated that the registered administrators of the air operators of Nigeria had been the plaintiffs in the framework of the prosecution.
He named the 4 defendants to include Nigeria Air Limited – first defendant; Ethiopian Airlines – 2nd Respondent; Senator Hadi Sirika (Minister of Aviation) - 0.33 defendant; and the Attorney General of the Federation (Abubakar Malami) – fourth defendant.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on Monday that the national carrier's mission could be stopped with the help of the courtroom, as the national airlines had sued the federal government and its foreign technical partner and its majority shareholders in court.< /p>
The filing says about eight local airlines and their association took authorities to court on Friday, listing Nigerian Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as defendants.
Among other prayers, the local airlines have asked the court to stop the nationwide supplier agreement and revoke the air transport license already issued to Nigeria Air through of the Federal Government/Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
They also claimed that the company, which served as a transaction advisor for the transaction, was brought on board in March last year and alleged that the company had become linked to the minister of aviation.
Local airways further alleged that the ATL issued to Nigerian Air no longer passed ordinary security clearance.
Answering the plaintiff's prayers in documents seen on Tuesday, the court ordered that ""an interim injunction order be granted to restrain the defendants either by themselves or by the traders, privates, principals or any other person whatsoever to carry out the project or project of “country-wide service status quo and agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria (represented by the 3rd and 4th defendants) and the strategic equity partner (the 2nd defendant) or to give effect to and/or postpone the sale and exchange of the shares and transactions of the first defendant through the second defendant pending the will of the request for observation.
"That an order maintaining the quo of reputation by all healthy parties to take similar action with respect to the situation counts the number of this adjustment pending determination of motion on floor is granted.
"That a multiple hearing order of this form be granted."
But the aviation minister said on Tuesday that no law within the u. S. Could prevent the federal government from setting up an airline for Nigeria.
The Federal High Court, Judicial Division, Lagos, on Tuesday issued an interim injunction order restraining the Federal Government from carrying out the proposed status quo of the National Service - Nigeria Air.
But the federal government, through its aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that no law in Nigeria should prevent the national service company.
For their part, the national airlines alleged that the sale of the shares of the proposed airline violated company law and related matters, in addition to that of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing containing the FHC's interim injunction order, with reference: FHC/L/CS/219/2022, indicated that the registered administrators of the air operators of Nigeria had been the plaintiffs in the framework of the prosecution.
He named the 4 defendants to include Nigeria Air Limited – first defendant; Ethiopian Airlines – 2nd Respondent; Senator Hadi Sirika (Minister of Aviation) - 0.33 defendant; and the Attorney General of the Federation (Abubakar Malami) – fourth defendant.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on Monday that the national carrier's mission could be stopped with the help of the courtroom, as the national airlines had sued the federal government and its foreign technical partner and its majority shareholders in court.< /p>
The filing says about eight local airlines and their association took authorities to court on Friday, listing Nigerian Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as defendants.
Among other prayers, the local airlines have asked the court to stop the nationwide supplier agreement and revoke the air transport license already issued to Nigeria Air through of the Federal Government/Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
They also claimed that the company, which served as a transaction advisor for the transaction, was brought on board in March last year and alleged that the company had become linked to the minister of aviation.
Local airways further alleged that the ATL issued to Nigerian Air no longer passed ordinary security clearance.
Answering the plaintiff's prayers in documents seen on Tuesday, the court ordered that ""an interim injunction order be granted to restrain the defendants either by themselves or by the traders, privates, principals or any other person whatsoever to carry out the project or project of “country-wide service status quo and agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria (represented by the 3rd and 4th defendants) and the strategic equity partner (the 2nd defendant) or to give effect to and/or postpone the sale and exchange of the shares and transactions of the first defendant through the second defendant pending the will of the request for observation.
"That an order maintaining the quo of reputation by all healthy parties to take similar action with respect to the situation counts the number of this adjustment pending determination of motion on floor is granted.
"That a multiple hearing order of this form be granted."
But the aviation minister said on Tuesday that no law within the u. S. Could prevent the federal government from setting up an airline for Nigeria.
The Federal High Court, Judicial Division, Lagos, on Tuesday issued an interim injunction order restraining the Federal Government from carrying out the proposed status quo of the National Service - Nigeria Air.
But the federal government, through its aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that no law in Nigeria should prevent the national service company.
For their part, the national airlines alleged that the sale of the shares of the proposed airline violated company law and related matters, in addition to that of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing containing the FHC's interim injunction order, with reference: FHC/L/CS/219/2022, indicated that the registered administrators of the air operators of Nigeria had been the plaintiffs in the framework of the prosecution.
He named the 4 defendants to include Nigeria Air Limited – first defendant; Ethiopian Airlines – 2nd Respondent; Senator Hadi Sirika (Minister of Aviation) - 0.33 defendant; and the Attorney General of the Federation (Abubakar Malami) – fourth defendant.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on Monday that the national carrier's mission could be stopped with the help of the courtroom, as the national airlines had sued the federal government and its foreign technical partner and its majority shareholders in court.< /p>
The filing says about eight local airlines and their association took authorities to court on Friday, listing Nigerian Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as defendants.
Among other prayers, the local airlines have asked the court to stop the nationwide supplier agreement and revoke the air transport license already issued to Nigeria Air through of the Federal Government/Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
They also claimed that the company, which served as a transaction advisor for the transaction, was brought on board in March last year and alleged that the company had become linked to the minister of aviation.
Local airways further alleged that the ATL issued to Nigerian Air no longer passed ordinary security clearance.
Answering the plaintiff's prayers in documents seen on Tuesday, the court ordered that ""an interim injunction order be granted to restrain the defendants either by themselves or by the traders, privates, principals or any other person whatsoever to carry out the project or project of “country-wide service status quo and agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria (represented by the 3rd and 4th defendants) and the strategic equity partner (the 2nd defendant) or to give effect to and/or postpone the sale and exchange of the shares and transactions of the first defendant through the second defendant pending the will of the request for observation.
"That an order maintaining the quo of reputation by all healthy parties to take similar action with respect to the situation counts the number of this adjustment pending determination of motion on floor is granted.
"That a multiple hearing order of this form be granted."
But the aviation minister said on Tuesday that no law within the u. S. Could prevent the federal government from setting up an airline for Nigeria.
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