A Nigerian lawyer, Festus Ogun, has sued the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari over the pains and agony Nigerians experienced as a result of the recent fuel scarcity
The human rights activist said that the gross inefficiency and mismanagement in the petroleum sector were responsible for the fuel scarcity He argued that President Buhari's continuous service as Nigeria's petroleum minister is unconstitutional and illegal.
In the wake of the fuel scarcity challenge that bedevilled the nation early in the year, a constitutional lawyer identified as Festus Ogun has sued President Muhammadu Buhari before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Festus said the scarcity problem caused Nigerians excessive pain, agony and hardship and held Buhari, who is the nation's petroleum minister, responsible.
"I believe that the President’s continuous serving as Petroleum Minister is not only illegal and unconstitutional, it is inimical to our economic growth and likely to occasion future scarcity and inefficiency that will affect the country and its good people," he wrote.
He added that the gross inefficiency and mismanagement in the petroleum sector led to the scarcity, stating that Buhari must be answerable for the pains Nigerians went through during that period.
See his tweet below:
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