Court Orders Tinubu Administration to Regulate Prices of Goods and Petroleum Products
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has issued a directive to the administration of President Bola Tinubu to regulate the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. This ruling was made in response to an originating motion filed and argued by human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN.
Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order, stating, “I have heard the applicant Femi Falana in a suit no FHC/L/CS/869/2023, and I have also observed that despite the service of the originating motion on the respondents, namely the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Price Control Board, there is no opposition to it by way of counter affidavit.
According to the law, all the facts deposed in the affidavit attached to the originating motion are deemed admitted. Consequently, all prayers sought in the motion papers are hereby granted as prayed.”
The judge’s ruling mandates the Nigerian Government to set the prices of various essential items, including milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and their spare parts, matches, motorcycles and their spare parts, motor vehicles and their spare parts, as well as petroleum products such as diesel, petrol motor spirit (PMS), and kerosene.
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