Court Fixes June 1 to Hear Suit Against NASS Over Passage of Infectious Disease Bill
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected a request to restrain the House of Representatives from continuing the consideration of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020, widely referred to as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Bill.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a ruling refused to grant the order because the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the third defendant in the suit, had yet to be served with the court documents.
Wednesday made the second time the court declined the request by the plaintiff to restrain the respondents from continuing the consideration of the bill.
Earlier on May 13, 2020, the judge refused an ex parte application by the plaintiff asking for an order directing parties to maintain status quo in the matter.
“Since the condition precedent has not been met, I would rather hold that the matter proceeds to hearing,” the judge ruled.
She then ordered that the Speaker be served through his lawyer, Ajulo.
She adjourned the case till June 1 for further hearing in the case which was instituted on May 5, 2020 by a former senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye.
