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A high court in Markurdi has struck out the suit filed by Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue and his deputy, Benson Abounu, challenging the retrieval of over 32 vehicles from them by the incumbent state government.
Alia had accused Ortom’s administration of looting, alleging that he “met no single car or truck in government house”. He submitted that the aim of the suit was to restrict the governor’s use of his executive authority to form committees that would be useful in the state’s administration. The lawyer said the plaintiffs failed to show whether or not the committee had concluded its investigation adding that for investigative purposes, temporary seizure is allowed under the constitution.However, in the ruling delivered on Wednesday, Theresa Igoche, presiding judge, upheld the preliminary objection filed by the defendants, noting that the suit was speculative for failing to establish a cause of action.
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