The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has ordered the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to fix the prices of essential goods and petroleum products (fuel) within seven days.
The decision comes after human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, filed an originating motion challenging the government’s inaction on price control.
Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa, presiding over the case, noted the absence of any opposition from the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Price Control Board. He deemed the facts presented by Falana as admitted and granted all reliefs sought in the motion.
Granting the order, the judge said, “I have heard the applicant Femi Falana in a suit no FHC/L/CS/869/2023 and I have also discovered that despite the service of the originating motion on the respondents, namely Attorney-General of the Federation and the Price Control Board, there is no opposition to it by way of counter affidavit, which is law that all the facts deposed in the affidavit attached to the originating motion are all deemed admitted.
“Consequently, all prayers that are sought for in the motion papers are hereby granted as prayed.”
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The judge ordered the Nigerian Government to fix the price of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and its spare parts, matches, motorcycles and its spare parts, motor vehicles and its spare parts, as well as petroleum products, which include diesel, petrol motor spirit (PMS) and kerosene.
