Nigeria: Buhari Taken to Court Over Delay in Ministers Appointment

3 July 2019

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has been urged to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately appoint ministers as stipulated by law to kick-start the running of the government.

In a suit filed by a Lagos lawyer, Mr Kabir Akingbolu, he was asking the court to declare that the failure of President Buhari to "appoint requisite number of ministers as stipulated by the law" is a breach of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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