An activist, Sesugh Akume, has sued the Supreme Court and its Registrar, Mrs. Hajaratu Mustapha, for N500,000 for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information request.
In an affidavit he deposed to, the applicant said he made a FoI request on August 20, 2020, at the Supreme Court, requesting information on the matter of Speaker, Ondo House of Assembly v Martins Alo, a landmark lawsuit.He said he sought to know the suit number, and its status: whether the matter filed since 2018 had been heard with the judgement granted/not yet granted; or whether it had not been heard with a date fixed/not yet fixed but he got no response whatsoever.
In the originating summons brought pursuant to Sections 4 and 7 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, the activist sought an order and declaration that the Supreme Court and its registrar violated Sections 4 and 7 of the FoI Act.
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