Court adjourns firms’ suit against FG on disputed oilfields

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned hearing till June 26 in a suit filed by 10 oil firms, seeking to bar the Federal Government from transferring the oilfields awarded to them.

Justice C.J. Aneke adjourned the suit on Monday after the plaintiffs’ counsel, Mr Uche Nwokedi , said he needed time to respond to the applications filed by the defendants in the suit.

The plaintiffs are Associated Oil and Gas Limited; Dansaki Petroleum Unlimited; Bayelsa Oil Company Limited; Bicta Energy and Management Systems Limited; Del-Sigma Petroleum Nigeria Limited; Goland Petroleum Limited; Independent Energy Limited; Sahara Energy Limited; African Oil and Gas Limited; and Sogenal Limited.

The court barred the defendants from giving effect to an April 6, 2020 letter written to the 10 oil firms.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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