Ade Adesomoju, AbujaThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed June 5 for judgment in a suit seeking an order compelling the Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to provide information on the amount Nigeria expended on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London, United Kingdom, last year. The President was away in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment for 103 days in 2017. The group had also requested information on what it cost the country to keep the presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted. But the respondents’ lawyer, Babafemi Durojaiye, urged the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the applicant’s grievance was misdirected. In their counter-affidavit filed on February 13, 2018, the CBN and its governor urged the court to reject the applicant’s prayers and dismiss the suit.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 16:18 UTC